A mixture of factors has made football the global phenomenon it is today. Talented players, dedicated fans, extensive media ...

Sports historian Ged O'Brien's claim suggests a field near Anwoth Kirk in Scotland could be the world's oldest football pitch, indicating structured football in the 1600s. Evidence from Reverend ...

Artificial football pitches - made primarily of plastic - have several significant drawbacks that make them widely unpopular at elite level. Though the surfaces have improved dramatically since ...

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Historian and sports archaeologist Ged O'Brien claims a 17th century football pitch in Kirkcudbrightshire county is the first playing field. And if correct, it would predate England's claim to ...

The electricity poles have also been erected and tested, giving the sports pitch an international look, creating enthusiasm in many sports or mostly football lovers. On November 2, 2024 ...

is the birthplace of football now claims to have discovered the world’s oldest known football pitch - and it's north of the border. Ged O’Brien, a former president of the Association of Sports ...

A sports historian behind the claims that Scotland invented football says he has found the world’s oldest known pitch there. Ged O’Brien, who has campaigned for years for England to be ...

Two new football pitches in Ashfield have been given the go-ahead by the council. Ashfield District Council’s backed its own planning application at a meeting on Thursday, April 17. Plans will ...

A Cambridgeshire college has been awarded £646,000 in funding for a 3G football pitch. Cottenham Village College was given the grant by the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football ...

A 3G football pitch is to be installed at East Riding Leisure Haltemprice A full-size 3G football pitch is to be installed at East Riding Leisure Haltemprice. The project will cost more than £2m ...