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February 6, 2021

Chaplain welcomes Government’s move to eradicate abuse from football

The Westminster Chaplain for Sport has welcomed the Government’s move to eradicate racism, discrimination and abuse from football. The chaplain’s comments come in response to Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, and Sports Minister, Nigel Huddleston, leading a roundtable discussion with current and former players from the Premier League, English Football League (EFL), Women’s Super League (WSL) and Women’s Championship.... Read More
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December 13, 2020

‘Sport Can Help Kids Bounce Back After Covid,’ says ex-Marine

A former elite Royal Marine commando tasked with improving PE provision for thousands of Teesside schoolchildren says sport is vital in helping pupils bounce back after Covid. Stephen Monan is head of the new Sport division at Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, which has 9,000 students across 27 schools in Teesside and North Yorkshire. He... Read More
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November 25, 2020

Fans can return to elite sports events from next week, says Culture Secretary

Supporters will be welcomed back into stadia and sports venues in limited numbers from 2nd December, in a major boost for fans, professional sports clubs and elite sport events. Organised grassroots sport is also allowed to resume from 2ndDecember and gyms and leisure centres will be able to reopen across all tiers, benefitting the health and... Read More
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November 8, 2020

MP backs former Premier League star’s call to allow youth sports in lockdown

Catholic MP Damian Collins has backed calls from former Premier League star Robbie Savage to allow youth sports to continue through the new national lockdown. The former Welsh international, who played for clubs including Manchester United, Leicester City, Birmingham City and Derby County, recently started an online petition calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and... Read More
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September 28, 2020

Sport faces financial ruin as bleak winter without fans approaches

As sports clubs and associations in England face up to the bleak prospect of six further months without spectators after plans for a fans’ return next month were scrapped, Westminster’s Chaplain for Sport has suggested one novel idea to keep finances flowing. “Sport’s future is as uncertain as that of the arts and its actors,... Read More
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September 12, 2020

Sport: As Premier League returns, when can fans expect to get back to stadiums?

Just weeks after the conclusion of the most chaotic and unprecedented season in history, the Premier League and Football League are gearing up for the start of the 2020/21 campaign. Unfortunately fans will once again be unable to attend matches this weekend as coronavirus creates a state of flux, but there is hope spectators can... Read More
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