Image: Daniel Lipinski   FOOTBALL legends have given their backing to the Homeless World Cup Foundation’s first ever virtual World Cup Day. The star-studded line up of commentary includes Michail Antonio, Nuno Gomes, Steffen Freund, Karen Carney, John Collins, Terry Angus, and Jason Lee, who will all take part in the event on 5 July. The panel will join host David Tanner in re-living some of the best games in previous Homeless World Cup tournaments held in Glasgow, Mexico City…

Swansea-based charity Street Football Wales has received a £1,000 donation thanks to Tesco’s Bags of Help Scheme. The grant to the charity, which holds football matches across Wales for the socially excluded, has gone towards providing breakfasts for the players to make sure they’re on top form for matches. The funding has allowed the organisation to increase its support to more than 300 individuals throughout Wales with access to physical activity. The organisation, which holds matches in Swansea, Cardiff, Newport…

• Newcastle United fans travel the most during the Premier League, racking up 4,579 miles per season. • Plymouth FC fans spend £1,267 in fuel each year to see their team play, clocking up to 6,033 miles per season – more than any team in their division and in the Premier League. • Crusader Vans latest study reveals the number of miles and yearly fuel cost for football fans in the UK and around the world. Howay the Lads! Newcastle…

The Football Association of Wales is extremely pleased to announce a new three-year partnership between Boots and the Women’s National Team – signalling the biggest commercial agreement in women’s sport here in Wales. The partnership, which will include the time span of the upcoming 2019 Women’s World Cup in France and the 2021 Women’s European Championships in England, will focus on telling the stories of some of the inspirational role models represented in women’s football to inspire active participation from…

LG Electronics, a global leader in home appliances, is helping children under 16 get back on the pitch and enjoy sports with the nationwide launch of the LG TWINWASH(tm) Football Challenge. Together with the National Schools Partnership (NSP), LG is challenging local schools and football teams to forget the mud and enjoy the game. Parents, teacher and coaches of teams are tasked with submitting a match report and photo of their ‘victory kits’ to NSP – with the team with…

Leading Welsh communications firm Orchard Media and Events Group has bolstered its support for women in sports through securing a new deal with the Welsh Premier Women’s League (WPWL). The company, which has a history of working to promote women in sports, has secured headline sponsorship of the WPWL for the second year running. Women’s football is becoming increasingly popular in Wales and around the world. Growing attendance figures and broadcasting deals have raised awareness at the top end of…

 Football fever hit the area as a festival of football hit Cardiff as teams from across Wales, from Penarth, Cardiff, Barry and far afield such as places like Swansea, Ceredigion, Gwent and Pembrokeshire ascended on Cardiff Arms Park the home of Cardiff Blues. The non competitive festival aimed at U6 to U11 age groups saw over 180 teams and  1952 children taking part in the prestigious football festival played under the FAW mini football rules. As the children where paraded on the pitch before a ball was kicked…

As we head ever closer to the Champions League Final in Cardiff, Camp Cardiff take the opportunity to bust some of the myths that have been flying around in the run up to the game and set the record straight once and for all… Myth 1 – Fans could stay in London and commute to the game Well, yes, you could.  But you’d spend 4 hours of your trip on an overcrowded train and may even struggle to return after…

Join the #WalkersWave for the chance to win tickets to the UEFA Champions League Final Reading, 19th May 2017 – In a bid to unite fans and celebrate the world’s most watched annual sporting occasion that is the UEFA Champions League Final, Walkers as Official Sponsor of the UEFA Champions League is creating the world’s most inclusive and immersive #WalkersWave. Rendering of the #WalkersWave dug out on Queen Street   Screen shots of Walkers ambassador Gary Lineker leading fans in…

In celebration of Wales being proud hosts of the 2017 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final –Thursday 1 June, the search is on for the Voice of Wales. A social media campaign will encourage entries from people throughout Wales, from young to old, to record themselves singing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau and post on Facebook www.facebook.com/VoiceofWales2017 using the hashtag #VoiceofWales. There is a fantastic prize of 4 tickets plus an official match ball to be won.  The best and most original videos…