Disability Football

Being visually impaired doesn’t have to prevent you from enjoying the beautiful game. In fact, there are more options to choose from than ever before.  Of course, the rules have to be significantly adapted to keep players safe. However, if you’re ready to learn what is often, ostensibly, a new version of the game, you can enjoy competitive action on...

Disabled football has been short-changed compared to other “para” sports in recent years. While millions have been poured into Olympic sports, the beautiful game has been something of a poor relative — which is shocking given the huge amounts of cash in the game. While there are associations, charities and clubs promoting disability football in the UK, they’re relatively small...

It is now estimated that around one in five people in England live with a disability or a chronic illness. For the vast majority of these people, the need to exercise and socialise is just as important as it is for able-bodied people. Fortunately, opportunities to get involved in disability football are numerous, and they’re growing all the time. Since...

Despite some noticeable improvements in recent years, disabled people are still finding it far too difficult to get involved in football. Whether they’re on the terraces or on the pitch, it seems that people living with disability have to work twice as hard as their able-bodied friends and families to enjoy the sport they love. The shameful accessibility issues in...