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From The Grass Roots To The World Cup

ENGLAND PLAN TO HONOUR THE QUEEN

The England 6 a side team has announced today that it will still complete in the Leisure Leagues powered World Cup. There had been speculation that the team would not be lining up in the opening matches of the event in Hungary after the tragic death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday, but after meetings between…
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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

New management duo announced for England 6aside team The UK’s leading small sided leagues operator, Leisure Leagues, who own the license to operate the official England 6aside team, have announced a new management team who will be taking over the England 6aside team with immediate effect. Arjun Jung and Henry Muggeridge, who played for England…
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League Spotlight On Swinton As Asif Signs on Again

Asif Hussain signed on for his next five years with Leisure Leagues, bringing with him three UK Socca affiliated leagues, and immediately said: “Things are going from strength to strength.” Asif, from Birmingham, runs leagues in his native West Midlands, and also has one in Swinton – but is delighted to report that all his…
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LET THE PEOPLE PLAY!

On the day it revealed a 287% rise in teams looking to join its competitions, the world’s leading provider of community sports has told the government: let the people play. Leisure Leagues, who run leagues on five continents throughout the world, and has over 1 million players, has reported a huge spike in team entries since…
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300,000,000 + WATCH THE WORLD CUP

300,000,000 fans can’t be wrong can they?! Think about that for a minute. 300,000,000 is a population that only three countries – China, India and the US – can match, and yet that is how many people watched the ISF World Cup 2019 in Rethmyno. Official figures can now be revealed today that show our…
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6 A SIDE IS BACK!

Football’s Coming Home. You don’t know how long we’ve waited to say that  – and you to hear it, no doubt. For the first time since March 19th we can say the words that mean that the world is returning to normal: 6 a side football is back. We can confirm that this afternoon that Leisure…
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FIRST XI – PART 6: BARRY JOHN, WALES COACH AND LEISURE LEAGUES MATCH OFFICIAL

The First XI series finally gets to Wales today as their Coach, Barry John, comes under the spotlight. Barry has piloted his country at the last two ISF, Leisure Leagues inspired World Cups, as well as other international tournaments. His side have won the Home Nations tournament in the past, come close in last year’s…
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THE ONLY FILM YOU’LL EVER NEED

If you played in it, you know. If you were there, you felt it. If you were one of the millions watching around the world on one of the 70 channels that broadcast it, then you saw it. If you had family and friends living their dreams, then no doubt you have heard all the stories…
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REFEREE SAFETY IS IMPERATIVE – CLATTENBURG

The UK Socca’s Mark Clattenburg has stepped into the row over the resumption of 11 a side football and asked: Why is no one thinking of the referees. The North Easterner, commonly regarded as the world’s best match official, was part of the Daily Mail’s “Project Restart” feature and was concerned that the focus of…
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A SPECIAL BOND WITH THE UK

The bond between nations – isn’t that the best thing about Socca? The world cup brought 32 countries together with just one common goal. The spirit of 6 a side football. The results almost didn’t matter. Yesterday, the International Socca Federation spoke to Henry Koko – the man in charge of the Nigerian team –…
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