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Thank God for Football!: The Illustrated Companion: 1

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Another reminder comes at the side of the Pyramid Stage. The Workers Charter Bar are doing their bit for girls and women who play football in Nicaragua. The bar staff, who all wear bright orange Sondico bibs from previous charity tournaments, work for free with their wages donated to Bristol Link with Nicaragua. Mr Primus believes the Christian message of ‘love thy neighbour’ can help to stamp out racism in the stands.“How about finding out about that person next to you and understanding that shouting out racist terms or to discriminate isn’t right?” Comparing that with religious belief, she added: “When you have religious belief, you’re a participant in something, you have those beliefs. Christianity calls upon you to act on those beliefs and, as a football fan, I’m called upon to not just watch but to really get behind the team.”

This is an unusual weekly devotional but I hope you share my encouragement that those of us who are seeking to represent Jesus Christ in football (or sport generally) are following in the footsteps of many generations. Beth Miles was one such supporter. A picture of the now 30-year-old celebrating at the West Holts stage in front of the big screen went viral. Wirral-based band She Drew The Gun won it in 2016 and the group’s lead singer Louisa Roach tells The Athletic it was like claiming silverware on the football field.

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It is a different atmosphere (in a tournament year). It changes the vibe for a day when the matches are on. People who want to be involved can be. If you don’t want that you can still get away from it. Everyone gets the spirit.” Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for...By faith Abraham...was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Hebrews 11:1,2, 8,10 They get a safe space,” Alix Hughes, board member of the charity, says. “It is a youth club after school. They get support with their education and with football. The girls get training and coaching from age eight to 18. It gives them safety and a peer group of women supporting each other. It builds their confidence.” Earlier in the day The Libertines had lots of Margate tops in the crowd. Pete Doherty’s band has sponsored the team since 2018.

It is often said that football is like a religion in Britain, inspiring passion, belief and devotion that most spiritual leaders could only dream of. How much do you really know about the origin of your club? Would you like to read about it in fascinating detail? But let us thank God for Rev Tiverton Preedy, founder of Barnsley St Peter’s Football Club, for John Ripsher, who ran a Bible Class at All Hallows Church, Tottenham and poured his life into the boys of the area and their football club or William Baker Pitt, curate of Christ Church, Swindon. Where would Barnsley FC, Tottenham Hotspur or Swindon Town be without them? Now an initiative organised by the Football Association hopes to show that a dedication to the sport can work hand in hand with faith groups to enhance the game’s reputation — on and off the pitch.The church and football complement each other really well,” he told the briefing, saying that he regularly discussed the sport with parishioners of all ages. He still plays and even captains the Archbishop of Canterbury’s football team, which in the coming weeks will compete against teams from The Times, the Vatican and the Swiss Guards. The game petered out due to the demands of organisation. But bonds and memories were made. Lifelong friendships. Yet not everyone feels football and Glastonbury are aligned. Her friends, who she is heading to meet, are all Middlesbrough supporters and have a flag with the club crest on. “It is an important part of people’s lives and the whole weekend I’ll be looking at people’s football shirts and looking at what season it is from.” He didn’t turn up because I got drunk and lost my purse so we were up at lost property,” Nic laughs. When Blossoms play their set on the Other Stage on Friday, football culture is present not only in the shirts but the flags and pyro which were released as their hit songs There’s A Reason Why and Charlemagne blast out.

It feels like we are milking it a bit but everyone still speaks about it. People who were in the crowd loved it. It was one of the highlights of the festival both years.” Yet the shirts just scratch the surface of the connection between Glastonbury and football. At the nearby cider bus, husband and wife Chaz and Nic Watson take shade underneath a tree. The couple from Aberdeen sit beside friend Andrew Hogg from Middlesbrough. He added: “The Corinthians refused to take penalties because they believed that if you take a penalty, you accept that cheating is part of football.” This week I attended the launch of Peter Lupson’s new book* on the Christian origins of football clubs at Liverpool Cathedral. These verses seem relevant.The original Thank God for Football! was published to great acclaim in 2006. This new edition, with abbreviated text, contains almost 120 illustrations. It gathers together a huge number of rare images of founders, founding churches and early teams. It includes contemporary photographs of streets where players lived, pubs in which they socialized and churches where they gathered. Furthermore, it offers images reflecting the impact of Thank God for Football! the restoration of founders’ graves, the inducting of Christian founders into Halls of Fame, and features in match programmes and club magazines. Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City Queen’s Park Rangers Southampton Swindon Town Tottenham Hotspur Ogden during the Manchester City trophy parade in 2018 (Photo: Manchester City FC via Getty Images) Strong affiliations in football have sometimes been linked to religious rivalries, but Ms Pepinster hopes such sectarianism is disappearing.

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