With football being the most popular sport, worldwide, there is no shortage of great achievements and gobsmacking world records throughout the years.
These records attract wide audiences, who in recent years have learned how putting together an accumulator bet can make the game even more enjoyable by betting and winning money.
Beverley Town Football Club are say they are looking forward to their ‘Evening With Paul Merson’ which sold out in a matter of days.
The event, which is sponsored by De Lacy Spa is being held at Beaver Park with the club looking to raise cash to help fund the three senior teams through ticket sales and by holding a prize draw.
The Hornsea & District Hospital War Memorial Challenge Cup, more popularly known as the Tanton Cup, after P.C. Tanton Esq who donated the trophy, is one of the oldest football cup competitions in the East Riding, and this will be its 94th anniversary year.
It is competed for by local football clubs from North Holderness and still remains a popular competition among local players and spectators. Hornsea Town are the current cup holders.
Girls across the East Riding will be provided with increased opportunities to play football after a new nationwide participation programme was announced.
The programme will see 200 SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Clubs opening throughout England this spring, each run in conjunction with the local County FA and their key partners.
Local team Beverley Whitestar Sharks u16s are through to the semi-finals of the FA People’s Cup after a fantastic Friday night of football hosted by Goals Hull on 24 February.
With a record number of over 40,000 players involved at 150 venues nationwide, including over 6000 teams in 16 separate categories, all of the regional winners across the country will meet at eight national venues later in March.
Beverley Town’s Stew Scott says the return of Gary Collins to the Norwood Recreation Ground with new club Chalk Lane will cause Town some ‘worries’ on the field.
Collins who parted company with club following an incident behind closed doors with Ed Grady in summer is set to line up against his former side in what will be a be an emotional return.
The first of a series of Just Play football session for people aged 50+ started at the Beverley Leisure Centre with six people turning up for a friendly kick about on the hallowed turf.