Posted on 25th September 2015
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
They may be top of the MLS Western Conference, but the Vancouver Whitecaps went down 3-0 to the Seattle Sounders in their recent CONCACAF Champions League match. Fair to say Rob Earnshaw’s most memorable contribution was this ridiculous free-kick, more suited to a game against the Seahawks – the other Seattle team…
At last it’s a positive example of goalkeeping from And finally… this week. Too often we’re quick to poke fun at the men between the sticks, but here KRC Gent’s Kevin Frans steps up with a 94th minute acrobatic effort to save his side a point in the Belgian fourth tier.
A mixture of patchwork local restrictions and lack of a uniform approach to dealing with COVID-19 threatens the future of non-league clubs this season, as additional measures brought in to quell the pandemic in different regions are leaving an uneven playing field.
Level Playing Field’s ‘Weeks of Action’, which help highlight the positive initiatives undertaken by clubs, sporting venues and their governing bodies to improve access for disabled fans, will run from Saturday 29th February to Sunday 15th March.
With the end of the pandemic in sight (sort of) the prospect of getting back into games inches closer where we can once again revel in the scintillating prospect of *checks notes* referees staring at video screens for several minutes and *checks notes again* professional footballers blazing penalties into the stands. Can’t wait.
