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Portsmouth Aided By Linvoy Primus' Beliefs - Jan 08
“At that moment I knew I was a Christian, I knew that my knee was healed..” - Linvoy Primus
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Christian striker Kaka wins players' award - Dec 07
“My family, and my belief in God and Jesus are the things which determine my life..” - Kaka
News Item on BBC Online
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News Item on Inspire
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Kop Star: I'm a Babel basher - Sep 07
“The Bible has been my source of inspiration in Liverpool. I read it every day before I go to sleep.” - Ryan Babel
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Prayer helped Defoe bounce back - Dec 06
“I thought it was not meant to be, that I should keep positive, keep praying and hopefully my time will come” - Jermain Defoe
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Pompy God Squad Say Prayers - Oct 06“The spirit and unity shows out on the pitch where we work for each other” - Kanu
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....and now for some good news - March 05"I would like to think I played the game in a fair way and if that's my faith running through me, then great" - Gavin Peacock
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Faith & Football: Stuart Elliott speaks - December 04 -
"Some people are afraid to mention Jesus," he said, "I'm not ashamed to be a Christian."
Stuart Elliott is this season’s top scorer for Hull City, hitting an incredible 21 goals in 23 appearances and has become Hull's first player since 1928 to reach 20 goals before New Year. thisisull.com gave details of a Christian event in Hull where Stuart speaks openly about his faith. Click below for full details of the interview.
Faith & Football:
Stuart Elliott speaks. by Nicholas Boldock
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Referee Crisis - January 04 -
“Sky Sports News has learned that football in England is facing a refereeing crisis, with assaults and provocation from amateur players towards officials driving the men and women in black out of the game.”
Over the new year period Sky Sports ran a feature on their news channel highlighting that referees are being driven out of the game by the actions of players and supporters in amateur football. The four day feature made interesting viewing, and the reports are available on their website via the links below.
The league has already received notification of one referee’s decision not to officiate in first division matches this season because of the amount of back chat he has received. Most people would agree that our league is a vast improvement on most other leagues across the country and we have received notice from many referee’s that the games they have been thoroughly enjoyable.
We all want to take this league forward, and it is always frustrating to see players taking up the whistle rather than a qualified official. So while we may not always agree with a referee’s decision let’s give them the respect that they deserve and support them rather than berate them.