grassroots

Net gains for Liverpool’s grass roots football

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GRASSROOTS football in Liverpool is to get a nearly half a million pound funding boost over the next three years thanks to a cash injection from the city’s Premier League clubs.   Everton and Liverpool Football Clubs’ respective charities will each invest £75,000 a year in a Grassroots Football Development Fund to provide equipment, training … Read more

Lifesaving defibrillators to be legacy to grassroots football legend

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EVERY local authority football pavilion across Liverpool now has a life-saving defibrillator installed – as a legacy to a grassroots football legend. John Cantwell, 69, died in February 2018 while watching his son play football on the Joe Stone playing fields in Fazakerley. The dad-of-two, from Walton, began managing amateur football teams alongside his wife … Read more