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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
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- Daily Mirror
Prince William sends royal well wishes to football club ahead of historic season
Prince William, who has long been an avid football fan, has sent a congratulatory message to the Truro City FC ahead of their premiere in the National League next week Prince William has sent a message of well wishes and congratulations to Truro City Football Club ahead of their premier in the National League. William, who has long been an avid football fan and is patron of the Football Association, addressed the message to the club's captain Connor Riley-Lowe, as the club became a fully professional side for the first time. The club were promoted last April in their first season back in Cornwall, having played out of the county for almost four years as they awaited a new ground to be built in Truro. The Prince of Wales, who is also known as the Duke of Cornwall, wrote to Riley-Lowe ahead of the club's first home match next week, to show his support for the team. 'The Duke of Cornwall has asked me to write ahead of your home match against York on Saturday next week,' the letter began. 'The Duke knows that you have only just returned home after a few years away, and like everyone else in Cornwall, will be cheering you on. ' Prince William has asked me to pass on his warmest congratulations in getting promoted to the National League as Cornwall's first professional team. This comes with the Duke of Cornwall's very best wishes. Good luck to the Tinners.' Prince William has long professed his love for Aston Villa, and recently attended the UEFA Women's Final in Switzerland, accompanied by his daughter Princess Charlotte, to cheer on the Lionesses as they claimed their victory over Spain. In addition to his dedication to his favourite team, William has incorporated his love of the game into his charity ventures. In May, William celebrated the latest stage of an ambitious project to transform community spaces in Leith, announcing a new partnership with a local football scheme described as a "blueprint for the future". Street Soccer Scotland - founded by former professional footballer David Duke - delivers free football-themed training and personal development programmes for socially disadvantaged adults and young people across Scotland. Upon arrival at Leith Community Centre, William couldn't resist joining in football drills, where he was treated to flamenco dancing and heard how young people have been enacting change in their local area. The prince needed no encouragement to give a penalty shoot-out a go, though he was disappointed when the goalie saved his first shot. But William managed to kick the ball into the net on his second attempt, prompting loud cheers. He turned to the team behind him and said, "That's it, I'm done now," as he held up his hands to concede. Truro City begin their season with a trip to Wealdstone on Saturday before their first home league game of the season a week later against York City. They are the first team from Cornwall to ever reach the fifth tier of English football and the first side from the county to go fully professional. Captain Connor Riley-Lowe, who had been balancing his football career with a full-time job as a teacher, told BBC Sport of the team's stunning promotion: "It's taken some getting used to." "It still feels a bit strange coming to football every day rather than going into work, but it's been lovely," he says. "It's just been brilliant for me. It just allows you to be able to work a bit harder on the training ground."
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Truro City sign midfielder Taylor on short-term deal
Truro City have signed former Morecambe and Port Vale midfielder Jake Taylor on a short-term contract. The 26-year-old has been training with the newly promoted National League side for much of the summer. He featured in their final pre-season game against Plymouth Parkway last week and could make his debut at Wealdstone on Saturday in Truro's first league game of the season. Taylor was released by Morecambe in the summer of 2024 and missed all of last season with injury. Related internet links Truro City FC
Toronto Star
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Star
Truro City FC rising up the English soccer ladder with Canadian helping hand
Eric Perez brought pro rugby league to Canada in the form of the Toronto Wolfpack. Now the Toronto native is helping Truro City FC climb the ranks in English soccer. Truro City is already on the move, having won the National League South title to become the first club ever from Cornwall in the southwest tip of England to win promotion to the National League, the fifth tier of English football.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Truro City FC rising up the English soccer ladder with Canadian helping hand
Eric Perez brought pro rugby league to Canada in the form of the Toronto Wolfpack. Now the Toronto native is helping Truro City FC climb the ranks in English soccer. Truro City is already on the move, having won the National League South title to become the first club ever from Cornwall in the southwest tip of England to win promotion to the National League, the fifth tier of English football. The club, founded in 1889, has already come a long way. "We took over this club and it was averaging 75 diehard fans a game," said Perez, who is Truro City's chairman and CEO. "It was playing an hour and a half away in Plymouth. It hadn't been home for years. One of the previous owners had sold the (football) ground … And when we took it over (in November 2023), it was second to last in the table. "Fast forward to now and we just got promoted to the National League, we've got our own ground (in Truro) — we averaged almost 1,990 fans a game this year, multiple sellouts as well. And we won the league with a much lower budget than some of the other teams." The next goal is to get the team into League 2, the bottom tier of the English Football League which operates under the Premier League. Perez, who had ties to the region in a previous role as chairman of the Cornwall RLFC rugby league club, led a Canadian consortium in purchasing Truro City from Kernow Sport, who also owns the Cornish Pirates rugby union team. Looking at the region, he saw an opportunity for the soccer team if he could get it back in front of its home fans. "To be fair, the fans showed up in their droves from the first game on," he said. "It was not like we had to slowly win them over. They were so happy to have their club back in Truro. It had been gone for four years. "They showed up and they kept showing up all season." Perez says the ownership consortium numbers around a dozen and is mainly comprised of Canadians, mostly from Toronto, with some Americans. "People I have known for most of my life," he said. Promotion came down to the final round of matches, with Truro heading into the weekend atop on goal difference and the title up for grabs among the top six. But Truro defeated St Albans City 5-2 on April 26 before a record crowd of 3,597 at the Truro Community Stadium to seal the deal, finishing ahead of Torquay United on goal difference of just two goals to secure the lone automatic promotion place. Fans invaded the pitch after the final whistle. "Unbridled elation," said Perez. "Nobody, nobody thought we could do this. Nobody." Truro wasted little time on Decision Day, racing into a 3-0 lead after just 10 minutes. Truro's success even drew kudos in the House of Commons. "I start by congratulating Truro City football club, who have gone from homelessness to league champions in one season," Jayne Kirkham, Labour MP for Truro and Falmouth, told the House on April 30. "Can I add my congratulations to Truro," added Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In an open letter to supporters the day after promotion was secured, Perez called it "a historic moment in the proud history of Truro City Football Club, a moment that belongs to every single one of you." Truro begins pre-season play Wednesday against League One's Plymouth Argyle ahead of its opening game in the National League on Aug. 9 at Wealdstone FC. At home, 800 seats have been added to the Truro stadium, upping the capacity to 4,100. Other teams in the Enterprise National League, as it is known, include Aldershot Town, Carlisle United, Hartlepool United, Rochdale and Scunthorpe United. "We do have a lot of work cut out for us but we were favoured to go down this year," said Perez. Half the playing roster was professional and the other half semi-pro last season. This season, all the players will be pros. Perez was a founder of Toronto Wolfpack, eventually stepping away in a bid to establish a second rugby league side in Ottawa before the pandemic put paid to the plan. The Wolfpack made it to the top tier of English rugby league but folded in 2020 after standing down during the Super League season, saying it could not afford to play the remainder of the season with the pandemic preventing games from being played in Canada. --- This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 13, 2025. Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Truro City to celebrate National League South title win
Celebrations planned for historic Truro City win 12 minutes ago Share Save Share Save BBC Truro City Football Club are the first club from Cornwall to win promotion to the National League Truro City Football Club will celebrate its National League South title win by lifting a trophy at the weekend. Truro City won the title after beating St Albans City 5-2 at the Truro Community Stadium. The victory means Truro become the first club from Cornwall to win promotion to the National League. Sports commentator Gareth Davies said an open top bus would leave Truro City Stadium on Saturday ahead of an official trophy presentation. 'Surreal day' Mr Davies said the trophy was not presented to the team following the victory on 26 April as there were six possible winners. The open top bus will leave the Truro City Stadium at 13:30 BST and it will arrive outside Truro Cathedral shortly after, he said. The trophy presentation will begin at 14:00 BST, he added. The open top bus tour was due to begin after the presentation, but Mr Davies said a route had not yet been confirmed. Mr Davies said it would be a "real celebration" of what had been a brilliant season for the club. He it was a "privilege" to be a part of the win and described it as a "surreal day". "I got pretty emotional at full time," he said. "Once that trophy is lifted it will sink in a little bit further." Truro City fans prepare for league celebrations Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@
