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England ladies success urges more females into football

FEMALES inspired by the England football team’s success at the Women’s World Cup are being urged to get involved in one of County FA’s Female Football programmes across Merseyside. Female football is the fastest growing format of football in Merseyside. Liverpool County FA have over 170 female grassroots football teams across Merseyside who have teams …

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New leisure centre opens at Hough End this June

Work on the brand new Hough End Leisure Centre is reaching its final stages with the facility set to open its doors for the very first time on Monday 15 June 2015.  The new leisure centre is located next to Hough End playing fields on Princess Road, south Manchester, and boasts state-of-the-art facilities. The centre …

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Blackpool Walking football season to continue over summer

As the football season comes to a close, older fans are being invited to play an alternative, more relaxed, version of the sport. Sessions of walking football are being held at Blackpool Sports Centre on Thursday evenings and Monday lunchtimes, aimed at gentlemen over 50. The premise for walking football is simple. The normal rules of …

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