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2005
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21 Dec 2005
Football Unites trainee signs for United
Coaches at Football Unites are celebrating the decision by Sheffield United to sign up another member of the Football Unites Positive Futures squad.…
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04 Dec 2005
Sharrow and Porter in last eight of cups
Sharrow United moved into the quarter-finals of the Meadowhall Sunday Cup with a brave 3-0 third round triumph over rivals Springwood. A penalty from…
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14 Nov 2005
Stars turn out in force for Football Unites’ tenth anniversary bash
Football Unites, Racism Divides celebrated its tenth anniversary with a star-studded event at Bramall Lane on Friday 11th November. The number of…
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08 Nov 2005
Happy birthday to us!
A Decade of action to tackle racism through the power of football will be marked by one of Sheffield’s more unusual events of the year. Football…
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18 Oct 2005
‘Football Unites’ marks Anti-Racism Action Week in football 13th-25th October
This year marks the fifth European-wide week of action against racism in football from 13th-25th October, which has now become a fixture on the…
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30 Sep 2005
Boardroom triumph at United
Sheffield United, the first club in the world to carry the “United” moniker, have appointed Jason Rockett as their new Chief Executive. Pioneer…
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28 Sep 2005
Sharrow prove Asians can play football
Two members of the Sharrow United team were invited to the launch of the ‘Asians Can Play Football’ report at Arsenal FC’s Highbury ground on…
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19 Sep 2005
Porter promise a positive future
Porter United, FURD´s new Positive Futures team, are setting the early pace in the Look Local Newspaper Hallamshire Nomads Sunday League, after…
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14 Sep 2005
African Dream Team set the pace
The four FURD-backed Sunday League teams have got off to a generally satisfactory start to their respective campaigns, with the African Dream Team…
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13 Sep 2005
Summer Programme success
This summer, Football Unites ran a summer programme for young people in the area and groups that we have been working with over the past year. The…
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05 Jul 2005
Job vacancy - extension to deadline
The closing date has been extended to Monday 1st August 2005 for applications for the post of part-time clerical worker with Football Unites, Racism…
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28 Jun 2005
Streetkick summer tour ’05
The Football Unites team will be taking its big, bouncy, inflatable Streetkick football pitch on tour around Sheffield over the summer. We're…
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15 Jun 2005
Job vacancy with Football Unites
Football Unites, Racism Divides requires a part-time clerical worker, 15 hours per week (Monday-Friday). Post temporary until 28/2/06, with the…
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23 May 2005
Communities united at football fun day
Thousands turned up for a family day out and to celebrate their love of football at the Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) Community Day on…
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16 May 2005
Community Day at Bramall Lane Sunday 22nd May
Don’t forget, you’re invited to Bramall Lane on Sunday 22nd May, when Football Unites and Sheffield United proudly present their 6th annual…
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13 Apr 2005
FURD set to celebrate ten years of campaigning
Football Unites, Racism Divides are to mark our tenth anniversary with a Gala Evening on Friday 11th November 2005. The date is outside the FARE week…
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31 Mar 2005
Nightmare ends for African Dream Team
The African Dream Team, managed by Larry Babs Mohamed, played their final match last Sunday, 27th March 2005. The team, in their first season in the…
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18 Feb 2005
Be part of a great day!
The sixth FURD/SUFC Community Day has been set for Sunday 22 May 2005, at Sheffield United´s Bramall Lane ground, from 1.00 to 5.00. Last year´s…
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01 Feb 2005
FURD trainee Ayman Tahar signs for Blades
After impressing the coaching staff on his 6 week assessment period, Ayman Tahar has recently signed for SUFC Academy U15s after being recommended by…
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31 Jan 2005
Date set for Community Day 2005
The sixth FURD/SUFC Community Day has been set for Sunday 22 May 2005, at Sheffield United´s Bramall Lane ground. Last year´s event was our biggest…
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31 Jan 2005
Sharrow United gain national exposure
Sharrow United hit the national airwaves when they were featured on a BBC Radio 5 Live programme on the impact of Fulham´s Zesh Rehman. Reporter…
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24 Jan 2005
We’re home!
Football Unites has finally come home! We’re now back at our base at the Stables Connexions Centre, Sharrow Lane, Sheffield, after six months in…