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BBC News
22-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
How are Newcastle acting sustainably?
Whether a top Premier League club or a supporter of one, even small sustainable actions "can have a lasting impact".The effects of climate change are being felt in many different ways and football is not immune to research, external has suggested a quarter of professional football pitches will be at risk of flooding by so much of fans' focus is what is happening on the pitch, there is an increasing expectation from supporters that clubs should be doing more to reduce their impact off Day on 22 April provides a chance to reflect on the positive actions that are being taken by clubs to reduce their impact on the environment and help their local United have been increasingly working towards becoming more sustainable, reducing their impact and working more with recent initiatives have included:The Magpie Mover scheme provides season ticket holders with unlimited travel on the metro, bus and ferry during home matchdays, at a cost of £25 per season;A waste recycling operation at St James' Park for the women's Tyne-Wear derby and the Premier League match against Manchester United, with a team of green ambassadors working around the Gallowgate End to promote recycling and educate fans about positive sustainable actions;Newcastle United and the Newcastle United Foundation recently launching a football boot donation drive to support local children while enhancing sustainability practice within the community. The initiative is designed to encourage fans to donate unwanted or pre-loved football boots, which will be rehomed by the Ashington Boot Room to ensure they are given a second life with young aspiring footballers in the North the boot donation scheme, Newcastle United sustainability manager Helen Hughes said: "Adopting even the smallest of sustainable actions can have a lasting impact on the community."Through the boot drive, we aim to reduce waste by expanding the lifecycle of materials, while also providing local young players with equipment that will support their enjoyment of the game."We're pleased to offer this opportunity for the Newcastle United family to support both the environment and the next generation of footballers."
The Guardian
25-03-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Chelsea and City trade blows and a new era of seven-a-side – Women's Football Weekly
On this week's Guardian Women's Football Weekly: the panel revisit the double header between Manchester City and Chelsea as the two teams went toe-to-toe twice in four days. Vivianne Miedema starred in a Champions League win for City before Chelsea struck back in the WSL. With the two sides preparing to meet again in midweek, the panel assess the balance of power. It was a mixed week for Arsenal after their Champions League loss to Real Madrid on a poor pitch and a dominant win over Liverpool at the Emirates. Meanwhile, the WSL relegation battle heats up with Leicester edging Brighton and Everton crusing past Palace. Plus, the panel asks Chris Paouros why Tottenham can't score goals after Spurs faltered away at West Ham. That's not all. There's the record-breaking Tyne-Wear derby in the Championship, Bournemouth's title glory in the FAWNL, and the intriguing launch of a new global World Sevens competition. Is it another money-making scheme, or is it good for the women's game? Plus, there's Natalia Arroyo's honesty, Manchester United's statement win, and Chris sings a song all about Suzy Wrack – on today's Guardian Women's Football Weekly. Join the Fantasy League this season on Code GUARDIANWFW. Sign up for our weekly women's football newsletter – all you need to do is search 'Moving the Goalposts sign up' or follow this link. Support the Guardian here.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
City council say they 'haven't blocked' Newcastle United trophy parade
The leader of Newcastle City Council has hit back at suggestions the local authority has blocked plans for an open-top bus parade after Newcastle United's Carabao Cup victory. Following their Wembley success on March 16, the club planned a celebration day where the squad would present the trophy to supporters. While many fans thought this meant that the club might be going on an open-top bus parade through the city, the club announced plans for a celebration on the Town Moor with entertainment and trophy lift on a stage. It led to a backlash among fans who were told to register for the event online in order to account for numbers, with some saying it 'killed the mood' of the cup win and others contacting their MP about the issue. Now, the leader of the city council has hit back after suggestions that safety concerns from the authority had left the club unable to plan a bus parade. (Image: Newcastle City Council) 'Like all supporters, at the council we're keen to celebrate this historic occasion and we've been working closely with the club, the emergency services, the Freemen and other partners to support their plans in any way we can," Cllr Karen Kilgour said. The window for all supporters to register their interest in our Carabao Cup winners celebration event is now open 🏆#wedontdoquiet ⤵️ — Newcastle United (@NUFC) March 22, 2025 'Our teams have guided and advised in any way they've been able, we haven't blocked the holding of a parade, and we've been doing our upmost to facilitate the plans the club have presented. 'The anticipated crowds for Saturday's celebration, to mark the end of a 70-year wait for domestic silverware, are expected to make it among the biggest events ever held in the city. The safety of those attending and the local communities and businesses affected by this must be the priority of all partners involved. To all the @NUFC fans who have contacted me - some very upset! - about the lack of an open top parade to celebrate the #CarabaoCup I understand it is the club's decision, @NewcastleCC will support any decision they make and #NUFC say more details are to come... so hang in there! — Chi Onwurah 💙 (@ChiOnwurah) March 22, 2025 'Absolute joke': Newcastle fans are fuming at club's victory 'parade' plans Newcastle United's remaining ten games - who do they play and what will scores be? Newcastle captain Stobbs 'blacked out' celebrating win against Sunderland "The widespread impact needs to be thoroughly assessed to ensure it can go ahead safely, but it is wrong to suggest we have said 'no' to a parade through our beloved city. 'Our teams will continue to liaise with the club and other partners to make this the best celebration it can possibly be to recognise the magnitude of the club's success and, just as importantly, what it means to our city and our residents." The Carabao Cup made its official homecoming to St James' Park on Sunday (March 23) where it was shown off to the record-breaking women's Tyne-Wear derby crowd by club CEO Darren Eales and black and white legend Bob Moncur.
New York Times
24-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Showpiece games in women's football are a joy but they hinder Champions League teams
A league game that takes place between Champions League knockout matches is often a tough one to approach. Clubs typically want to prioritise their weekday match in knockout competition and need to balance player rotation with any desire or need to pick up points domestically. In the women's game, there is an additional pressure. With this weekend's domestic games taking place between the Champions League quarter-finals and also during the men's international break, many leagues use it as an opportunity to schedule 'showpiece' fixtures in bigger stadiums. Advertisement There were plenty of incredible examples of the success of this over the weekend. Newcastle United hosted Sunderland at St James' Park in the Tyne-Wear derby in front of 38,502 people, a Women's Championship record and more than were at the Emirates to watch Arsenal thrash Liverpool 4-0 in the Women's Super League on Saturday (35,628). In Germany, rather than league games, they hosted the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal, with Hamburger SV selling out their 57,000-seater Volksparkstadion for their match against Werder Bremen. It was a record attendance for a women's club game in Germany and was sold out two weeks before kick-off. For teams with an eye on Europe, having a huge match plonked in the middle of a two-legged tie is hardly ideal. Nowhere was that more true than at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, where Manchester City and Chelsea played out their third game in a four-match epic. With City 2-0 up from the first leg of the two sides' Champions League quarter-final, it felt like Chelsea needed to show that they could respond if they were to have a chance at overturning the deficit at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night. The irony, though, was that City were far more reliant on a good result in this fixture than in any of the other three matches they are playing, given their struggles to qualify for the Champions League next season. Chelsea are no strangers to the scourge of Manchester City away, a fixture they have enjoyed limited success in. Two years ago, Chelsea were preparing to defend a one-goal lead over Sonia Bompastor's Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals when they headed up north. With her team 2-0 down after 30 minutes, Emma Hayes hauled off some of her side at 36 minutes, effectively throwing the match with the European fixture in mind. Their first-half performance on Sunday looked like it could lead to a similar situation, although Bompastor, now Chelsea head coach, made six changes from the side that had started on Wednesday night, which reflected where the game stood in Chelsea's priority list. Advertisement However, a rocky first-half start in which Kerolin Nicoli continued her torment of Chelsea's back line — she opened the scoring in 32nd minute — threatened to make Thursday's European match even more ominous. Chelsea's second-half performance, however, which saw them take 23 shots and create seven big chances, changed the mood completely. It might have taken until the 91st minute for Erin Cuthbert to seal a 2-1 win for the west Londoners but it was their best half of football for months, potentially even ever under Bompastor. It will give the Chelsea dressing room the faith they can turn things around on Thursday. Arsenal will have been similarly heartened by their own performance against Liverpool at the Emirates. Like Chelsea, Renee Slegers's team will have to overturn a two-goal deficit against Real Madrid in order to make the semi-finals. The four goals scored against a Liverpool side who had knocked them out of the FA Cup two weeks ago, on a much better playing surface, will surely help them believe that they can flip the script on Wednesday night. The issue is that Real Madrid had an even bigger confidence boost of their own. The showpiece fixture in Spain over the weekend was a Clasico at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, the former Olympic stadium where Barcelona's men are playing while the Camp Nou is renovated. Real Madrid had never beaten Barcelona in 18 previous meetings and when Alba Redondo put them 1-0 up at half-time, it was the first time they had ever led at that stage of a Clasico. After Caroline Graham Hansen equalised for Barcelona, Madrid were handed some good fortune by the referee when what appeared to be a perfect legitimate goal from Jana Fernandez was ruled offside. Then Caroline Weir scored then two late goals to give them an historic 3-1 win. Given Barcelona's substantial three-goal cushion against Wolfsburg in the Champions League, they had less to worry about next week than most, but the mental strain of playing these big games back-to-back does not disappear, particularly given the strength of feeling in this rivalry. In France, it is a different situation, where the league actively works with French Champions League sides to help their schedule go as smoothly as possible. Lyon, who are 2-0 up over Bayern Munich after their first leg, made nine changes to beat ninth-placed Saint-Etienne 5-0. It is a stark contrast as to how the rest of Europe approaches fixture scheduling and maybe goes some way to explain Lyon's incredible success at the top of the women's game over the past 15 years. Advertisement The desire to use the men's international break to draw greater attention to women's football is an understandable one from a marketing perspective but the impact it can have on teams' seasons can do more harm than good. There are genuine questions of fairness about altering the schedule in favour of Champions League teams — particularly in England where there are four sides competing for three top positions — but actively making things harder is something that should be moved away from.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Showpiece games in women's football are a joy but they hinder Champions League teams
A league game that takes place between Champions League knockout matches is often a tough one to approach. Clubs typically want to prioritise their weekday match in knockout competition and need to balance player rotation with any desire or need to pick up points domestically. In the women's game, there is an additional pressure. With this weekend's domestic games taking place between the Champions League quarter-finals and also during the men's international break, many leagues use it as an opportunity to schedule 'showpiece' fixtures in bigger stadiums. There were plenty of incredible examples of the success of this over the weekend. Newcastle United hosted Sunderland at St James' Park in the Tyne-Wear derby in front of 38,502 people, a Women's Championship record and more than were at the Emirates to watch Arsenal thrash Liverpool 4-0 in the Women's Super League on Saturday (35,628). In Germany, rather than league games, they hosted the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal, with Hamburger SV selling out their 57,000-seater Volksparkstadion for their match against Werder Bremen. It was a record attendance for a women's club game in Germany and was sold out two weeks before kick-off. For teams with an eye on Europe, having a huge match plonked in the middle of a two-legged tie is hardly ideal. Nowhere was that more true than at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, where Manchester City and Chelsea played out their third game in a four-match epic. With City 2-0 up from the first leg of the two sides' Champions League quarter-final, it felt like Chelsea needed to show that they could respond if they were to have a chance at overturning the deficit at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night. The irony, though, was that City were far more reliant on a good result in this fixture than in any of the other three matches they are playing, given their struggles to qualify for the Champions League next season. Chelsea are no strangers to the scourge of Manchester City away, a fixture they have enjoyed limited success in. Two years ago, Chelsea were preparing to defend a one-goal lead over Sonia Bompastor's Lyon when they headed up north. With her team 2-0 down after 30 minutes, Emma Hayes hauled off some of her side at 36 minutes, effectively throwing the match with the next Champions League fixture in mind. Their first-half performance on Sunday looked like it could lead to a similar situation, although Bompastor, now Chelsea manager, made six changes from the side that had started on Wednesday night, which reflected where the game stood in Chelsea's priority list. However, a rocky first-half start where Kerolin Nicoli continued her torment of Chelsea's back line — she opened the scoring in 32nd minute — threatened to make Thursday's European match even more ominous. Chelsea's second-half performance, however, which saw them take 23 shots and create seven big chances, changed the mood completely. It might have taken until the 91st minute for Erin Cuthbert to seal a 2-1 win for the west Londoners but it was their best half of football for months, potentially even ever under Bompastor. It will give the Chelsea dressing room the faith they can turn things around on Thursday. Arsenal will have been similarly heartened by their own performance against Liverpool at the Emirates. Like Chelsea, Renee Slegers's team will have to overturn a two-goal deficit against Real Madrid in order to make the semi-finals. The four goals scored against a Liverpool side who had knocked them out of the FA Cup two weeks ago, on a much better playing surface, will surely help them believe that they can flip the script on Wednesday night. The issue is that Real Madrid had an even bigger confidence boost of their own. The showpiece fixture in Spain over the weekend was a Clasico at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, the former Olympic stadium where Barcelona's men are playing while the Camp Nou is renovated. Real Madrid had never beaten Barcelona in 18 previous meetings and when Alba Redondo put them 1-0 up at half-time, it was the first time they had ever led at that stage of a Clasico. After Caroline Graham Hansen equalised for Barcelona, Madrid were handed some good fortune by the referee when what appeared to be a perfect legitimate goal from Jana Fernandez was ruled offside. Then Caroline Weir scored two late goals to give them an historic 3-1 win. Given Barcelona's substantial three-goal cushion against Wolfsburg in the Champions League, they had less to worry about next week than most, but the mental strain of playing these big games back-to-back does not disappear, particularly given the strength of feeling in this rivalry. In France, it is a different situation, where the league actively works with French Champions League sides to help their schedule go as smoothly as possible. Lyon, who are 2-0 up over Bayern Munich after their first leg, made nine changes to beat ninth-placed Saint-Etienne 5-0. It is a stark contrast as to how the rest of Europe approaches fixture scheduling and maybe goes some way to explain Lyon's incredible success at the top of the women's game over the past 15 years. The desire to use the men's international break to draw greater attention to women's football is an understandable one from a marketing perspective but the impact it can have on teams' seasons can do more harm than good. There are genuine questions of fairness about altering the schedule in favour of Champions League teams — particularly in England where there are four sides competing for three top positions — but actively making things harder is something that should be moved away from. This article originally appeared in The Athletic. UK Women's Football 2025 The Athletic Media Company
