Football

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Match day at the stadium: stands, turf and floodlights

From a distance football becomes a spectacle of architecture: huge roofs, colourful seats and carefully mown grass.

Football · 05:54 Harbourside Women's rugby side promoted after an unbeaten season

Football · 12:41 Wrenhaven Athletic fight back to win at Larchfield and cut the gap at the top to two points

Football · 01:33 Record 1,200 children turn out for Wrenhaven Athletic's academy open trials

Football stream

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21 OctoberWednesday

02:12 Football3 min read Council to restore 48 neighbourhood football pitches across Wrenhaven over two years Patched goalmouths, rusted frames and waterlogged corners will be tackled in a phased programme, with the first 20 sites chosen after residents and local clubs flagged the worst problems.

20 OctoberTuesday

21:46 Football2 min read Streetball league tips off with 160 teams as Gulls players coach youth sides The city's 3x3 basketball league has more than doubled in size, with games on outdoor courts in five parks and professional players from the Wrenhaven Gulls helping out on the sidelines.

15 OctoberThursday

21:29 Tomás Herrera Football3 min read What we lose when the neighbourhood pitch disappears The scraps of land where children once played were never just football pitches. They were classrooms where a generation learned to live together.

14 OctoberWednesday

05:28 Tomás Herrera Football3 min read The stands should teach belonging, not rage What a child learns on their first trip to the stadium says more about football's future than any scoreline.