Football

With both Rew Valley Youth Football Club and Ventnor Football Club hit with a major increase in their costs for winter training areas, Ventnor Rugby Football Club’s committee has sat down with the 2 clubs to find a solution to...

Newport IW Football Club have made the decision to pull out of the Harwoods Isle of Wight Saturday leagues, citing difficulties in getting enough footballers together to compete. The decision affects both Newport Reserves in Division 1 and Newport A in Combination...

The Isle of Wight's Salvation Army Lifehouses will be sending a team to compete in the charity’s annual UK-wide homelessness football tournament - The Partnership Trophy, this week. Players from the Fellowship House Lifehouse and Melville Street Lifehouse in Ryde,...

A community-based local youth football club were sporting more than just their skills on Sunday as they also got to show off a brand new kit. Downside Youth Football Club played their first game on the season dressed in their...

A new local football team has become a reality thanks to the Island’s latest leisure attraction. Sandham Karts is sponsoring the newly established Sandown and Lake Youth FC Panthers (under 14's) football team. The team has been set up by...

Isle of Wight football coach Stuart Robertson and his son Jack, who plays for Cowes Youth FC Under 15's, recently arranged to meet up with a Bulgarian football club to exchange shirts. Stuart took the opportunity to meet the captain...

England Women and Arsenal striker Danielle Carter has praised Grow the Game and Oakfield Youth FC following the award of a £3,000 grant from The FA. The grant, which will provide a boost to grassroots female football in Ryde, has...

Cowes Sports FC kick of their new Sydenhams Wessex Premier League season on Saturday (4th August) at home to Hamworthy United. The Yachtsmen's manager Steve Hunt - a former Coventry City winger and England international - is likely to show...

A forward-thinking football club have added 2 more top awards to their collection. Vectis Youth FC, formed in 2014, have been recognised for their achievements on and off the field. The club have won the Hampshire FA’s Fair Play Award...

Young beach soccer stars of the future will get the chance to watch international players in action when England Ladies’ take on the Czech Republic at Appley in Ryde this weekend. On Saturday (30th June), the international sides will take...