Players stress importance of unity and describe how war affects their preparations for the tournament
FOOTBALL ACTION NETWORK will protest at the headquarters of Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives tomorrow and hand over its The Game is Our Game manifesto.
There has been continued calls to make Premier League teams pay staff the living wage and invest more into their local communities and F.A.N believes the time has now come for government to intervene.
The manifesto offers a model on how to change the game and how politicians can make it happen, including setting fair ticket prices, transparent club ownership and more focus on grassroots and non-league football.
With climate change, commercial overload and endless fixtures, footballers are being pushed to breaking point. It’s time their unions became a more powerful, unified force, writes JAMES NALTON
STEVEN ANDREW welcomes a fine introduction to FC United of Manchester, the team set up in opposition to Manchester United


