Category: England

From The Grass Roots To The World Cup

CLATTENBURG EXCLUSIVE

“It’s given me the best days of my life”. Mark Clattenburg is unequivocal as he reflects on his career as a referee, “and I look back on it all with a huge sense of pride.” Mark was speaking to Leisure Leagues exclusively to celebrate the release of his explosive book “Whistle Blower” and he couldn’t…
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WALES WIN HISTORIC FIXTURE THREE YEARS AGO TODAY

Today is an historic day – it is three years today since the first game that first ever game that was staged by the Leisure Leagues powered International Socca Federation. Wales played England in Bridgend, with the Welsh prevailing 1-0 – with Marcus Jones notching the game’s only goal. Speaking at the time, a victorious…
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GET YOUR QUESTIONS IN FOR MARK

We are delighted to announce that our Referees Ambassador, Mark Clattenburg , will be doing a  live Q and A tomorrow on Leisure Leagues Instagram. Mark will be on hand from 7pm tomorrow night to answer any of your questions, so ask him anything….. So whether its asking him about reffing in the Euro Championships,…
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WALES UNDERGO ANALYSIS

The has been pausing of international 6 a side football across the world as the second wave of the Pandemic proved even more deadly than the first, but that hasn’t stopped Wales further strengthening their backroom team. Anthony Gomez has joined the ever progressive Welshmen as Performance Analyst – it is believed to the first…
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Mark’s Christmas Message

2020 has been a horrible year for us all, so we’ve got a very special Christmas message for you. Thanks for playing with us in 2020, and lets hope for brighter times to come. We haven’t played as much football as we’d have liked, but we have done our best to keep everyone together. Stay…
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UK Socca Doc Receives Vaccine And Urges Caution

The Medical Director for UK Socca became one of the first people in the world to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, but warned as he did so: “This might be the beginning of the end, but now is not the time for complacency.” Mr Richard Johnson is the Acute Services Director and senior surgeon at the…
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Mark Signs On With Leisure Leagues

The world’s most famous referee, Mark Clattenburg, has extended his contract with the world’s largest provider of small sided football, Leisure Leagues, well into 2021. Clattenburg, currently working with the Greek FA, remains one of the most influential voices in the refereeing world, and will act as Leisure Leagues referees ambassador. Leisure Leagues spokesman Andy…
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A LOOK BACK AT 2019

A year ago this weekend the world was a very different place. So we thought you’d appreciate a look back to 2019, and the final of the 6 a side World Cup  in Crete, as Russia played out a thrilling game with Poland to sit on top of the world. If you’d suggested then that…
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Bobby’s Back

UK Socca’s Bobby Madley celebrates his 34th birthday today, and he has more reason than normal to make it a happy one. Bobby, who refereed at the Leisure Leagues powered 2019 World Cup in Crete wherre , made his comeback to the English Football League this past weekend as he took charge of the top…
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INTERCONTINENTAL CUP POSTPONED UNTIL 2021

The ISF and FMF have taken the decision to postpone the Intercontinental Cup until April 2021. The decision was made, based on the recommendations of the ISF’s Medical Director, in order to protect the safety of event participants and as a response to the upward trend of coronavirus cases across Europe. Dr Richard Johnson commented…
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