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2004
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28 Nov 2004
Sharrow run riot in stirring fightback
Sharrow United continued their impressive league form with a 6-4 away win at second-placed Vine FC. In a seesaw first half which saw the lead change…
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19 Nov 2004
Football Unites expected Spanish racism
Football Unites has been pressing UEFA to look into racist abuse in Spanish football for twelve months. The claims come following the disgusting…
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24 Oct 2004
Football Unites down the lane
Football Unites showed their support for the FARE Action Week on Saturday 23 October. Staff and volunteers from the project distributed Stickers,…
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10 Oct 2004
Double life of stadium announcer
Football Unites, Racism Divides are holding the second ‘Chantwriters’ event at The Workstation, Paternoster Row, Sheffield, on Saturday 16th…
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10 Oct 2004
Sharrow United have to learn fast in top league
Sharrow United, now in their fifth season, have recovered from an unsteady start in their new league. Having been accepted into the top league in…
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15 Sep 2004
Poem by Sharrow for Sharrow - title needed!
The following is a message from Ralph Hancock of Chantwriters, who spent Sharrow Festival in a deckchair, collecting lines from festival-goers to put…
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13 Sep 2004
FURD Resource Centre reopens
The FURD Resources and Information Centre, containing over 800 books, videos, CD-ROMs, teaching packs and DVDs examining racism and anti-racism, is…
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23 Aug 2004
We’re back!
After a tricky period following the arson attack on the FURD offices at The Stables, the project has reopened in temporary premises with the…
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29 Jul 2004
Report on FURD arson attack from Sheffield Star
Youth centre counts cost of arson attack WORKERS at a Sheffield youth and anti-racism centre were today counting the cost of a weekend arson attack.…
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29 Jul 2004
Porter Project decision lifts FURD morale
FURD staff were cheered following a decision by the Sheffield Futures Board to give the official go-ahead to the Porter Project, which will include a…
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29 Jul 2004
Football Unites vows to bounce back after double blow
FURD staff and volunteers have been left reeling from a double blow that has seriously disrupted the work of the project. The first setback came when…
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19 Jul 2004
Sheffield sides so near in Unity Cup
FURD-backed African Dream Team and Albanian Fire excelled themselves at the second Unity Cup Festival for refugees held in Manchester over the…
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29 Jun 2004
Football Unites triumphs in Lisbon
The team of Streetkick workers from Football Unites were faced with a major headache in the lead up to the recent Euro2004 England - Croatia game in…
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21 Jun 2004
Successful kick-off for Streetkick before Germany v Netherlands
´Football Unites´ workers are now in Portugal as part of the UEFA-funded FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe) programme of activities. They are…
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16 Jun 2004
Wanted: Two Creative Midfielders
If you are interested in gaining valuable experience in project management, public relations, community liaison and working within the football and…
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07 Jun 2004
Listen to Radio Sheffield at 7pm on Friday 11th June!
‘Chantwriters’, the anti-racist writing group run in partnership with Football Unites, is still going and inviting new members. It recently…
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04 Jun 2004
Sheffield firm solves Euro 2004 puzzle
A Sheffield firm has helped cure a major headache for Football Unites. Football Unites has been invited by UEFA to tour Portugal with our inflatable…
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28 Apr 2004
Community Day the biggest yet
Glorious weather and unexpected publicity opportunities caused by Ron Atkinson’s racist on-air description of Marcel Desailly may have helped to…
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19 Apr 2004
Community Day set for Sunday 25 April
Football Unites, Racism Divides, along with Sheffield United FC, hold their fifth joint Community Day on Sunday 25th April at the Bramall Lane…
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07 Apr 2004
Sharrow win the Cup!
Sharrow United, in only their fourth season, stormed to a comprehensive win in the Sheffield Regional Alliance Sunday League Cup Final with a 7-0…
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30 Mar 2004
Cup Fever!
Sunday April 4th is Cup Final day for Football Unites. Sharrow United, supported by Football Unites, meet Blackburn Railway in the Regional Alliance…
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09 Mar 2004
Sharrow Comeback Kings reach first Cup Final!
Sharrow Utd produced an amazing second-half comeback against Heeley and Sheffield FC to reach the final of the Regional Alliance Cup Final. Down 1-4…
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01 Mar 2004
Date set for Community Day
Sunday April 25th is the date to put in your diary for this year´s Community Day, a joint venture between Football Unites and Sheffield United. The…
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10 Feb 2004
Sharrow United reach semi-final; Free coaching
Tariq Akhtar scored a hat-trick on Sunday as Sharrow United beat the Royal Hotel 3-0 in the quarter-final of the League Cup. They will meet either…
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28 Jan 2004
Football Unites honoured at Kick It Out anniversary party
Kick It Out, the national campaign to kick racism out of football, celebrated its tenth anniversary with a star-studded line up at the Great Eastern…
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04 Jan 2004
Surud topple unbeaten leaders
Surud United under-18 team started 2004 in style with a 2-1 triumph at Porter FC. Two goals from Adam Hassan condemned the league leaders to their…