We are hiring – Educational Practitioner (London)
The Football Beyond Borders family is growing and we’re excited to announce we are recruiting for an Educational Practitioner to join the FBB team. Who are we? Football Beyond Borders is … read more
FBB Schools
FBB’s young Gamechangers host unique evening to celebrate The Women Who Changed the Game
If you are interested in purchasing the Zine produced on the night, you can do so here: https://footballbeyondborders.charitycheckout.co.uk/TheWomenWhoChangedTheGame#!/ On Wednesday the 5th of June, two days before the start of the … read more
FBB participants featured in Guardian series on “Modern Masculinity”
Guardian journalist Iman Amrani has filmed an insightful piece on Modern Masculinity featuring a range of male participants from our FBB Schools programme as part of a wider series featured on … read more
FBB GROWS TO NEW HEIGHTS: We are hiring! Join our team at this exciting stage in our journey
We are delighted to announce our biggest round of recruitment to date! We are hiring with a view to fill eleven different roles (a whole new football team worth of … read more
FBB patron Smalling already making a huge impact on young people’s lives
Manchester United and England defender Chris Smalling was announced as an FBB patron in February and since then he’s already made a huge impact on the lives of many young people … read more
FBB participant Davidia meets her idol Maya Jama!
Davidia is one of our 15 year old participants. She is talented, charismatic & ambitious. Last summer while she was part of the FBB summer school, she told us it … read more
FBB participants take part in Masculinity project
During the first term of this school year, three of our project leads – Stefan, Harry and Bayo – worked with a group of year eight boys from our FBB … read more
FBB partcipants present social action project at City Hall
An excited group of FBB participants were delighted to take part in the HeadStart Action Showcase at City Hall at the end of January. The showcase gave young people between … read more
FBB young people receive Jack Petchey Awards
Towards the end of last year, six talented young participants from the FBB Schools programme were recognised by the Jack Petchey Foundation for their exemplary behaviour on and off the … read more
Chris Smalling gives young people dream trips to watch Manchester United
Our recent expansion to the North West of England gathered pace with our first reward trips seeing over 30 young people go to Manchester United matches at Old Trafford during … read more
NEWS: FBB recipients of Sport England’s Potentials Fund!
NEWS: We are pleased to announce that we have been selected as one of the recipients of The Potentials Fund. It is Sport England’s campaign to target young people aged 10 to … read more
Boys continue to dramatically underperform at school compared to girls.
Boys continue to dramatically underperform at school compared to girls. And Department for Education data suggests this gap is only increasing. A report published last week showed that the gender gap in … read more
FBB Staff Training in Devon
The month of September heralds the start of another school year and therefore our staff heading to Devon in South West England for our annual staff training. This year we … read more
Staff Spotlight: Timi Fernandez
Staff Spotlight: Timi Fernandez Where did you grow up and what did you want to become when you were a teenager and why? Grew up in Southeast London and wanted … read more
FBB Recruiting: Fundraising & Female Participation Coordinator!
Fundraising & Female Participation Coordinator From October 2016, we expanded our FBB Schools programme to deliver 18 programmes across south and east London, including two FFEM (Female, Fitness, Education & … read more
FBB Schools: Dulwich Hamlet – Trip to Champion Hill
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club treated over 60 FBB Schools participants to free tickets for their 3-3 draw over Metropolitan Police FC on November 29th. FBB are Dulwich Hamlet’s official charity … read more
‘We need you’ – Leon Mann and Eniola Aluko send direct appeal at Football For All as FBB celebrates first graduation day
Football Beyond Borders kicked off its third annual Football For All event in different style this year. FBB co-director Jasper Kain had to take a deeper, midfield role as one … read more
FBB Youth Takeover: Beyond Sport Conference
At FBB, we pride ourselves on providing young people with amazing opportunities that help them to develop into young leaders. On Thursday, Debra, Jaden and Joao from our FBB Schools … read more
FBB TV Meets: Mark Noble interview!
Just in case you missed it, 11 year old West Ham United FC fan Daniel interviewed one of his idols, club captain Mark Noble! The West Ham legend came down … read more
FBB Schools: Summer reward trips begin!
Article written by FBB Work Experience Volunteer Lorenzo Saidi Thanks to the many supporter donations FBB has received over the past few months, over 50 FBB Schools’ participants were able to visit … read more
FBB Schools: Chestnut Grove Academy Picture Day
At Football Beyond Borders we don’t always do everything by the book, so while most school picture days involve rearranging your tie and tucking that shirt in – we tend to … read more
FBB Schools: Chestnut Grove Summer Tour to Cardiff
A very important part of our FBB Schools programme involves rewarding young people for their hard work and progress by giving them the opportunity to go on tours and trips that broaden … read more
FBB visits Back2Action training camp
(Article written by Lorenzo Saidi – FBB work experience volunteer) “Set amidst the green countryside of the West Country, it felt like a million miles away from the streets of … read more
FBB’s friends from Freiburg come to London!
Last week, Football Beyond Borders welcomed a group of 11 students and 2 teachers from the Rotteck-Gymnasium school in Freiburg for the second part of our #FBBSchools international exchange programme between England … read more
Jannah’s ‘FBB TV Meets’ Exclusive with Sky Sports’ Kate Abdo goes VIRAL!
Sky Sports presenter Kate Abdo swapped roles with FBB Schools participant Jannah for an ‘FBB TV Meets’, and Jannah’s first ever interview was so successful its exclusive news was shared across … read more
La Decima: FBB reaches 10 programmes across 8 schools
FBB is now running 10 bespoke programmes across eight schools in the United Kingdom. With innovative curriculum opportunities for participants, we look ahead at our plans for 2016, including football book … read more
WANTED: Sessional Football Coach / Classroom Educator, Cardiff FBB Schools project – Apply here!
These are exciting times at Football Beyond Borders. Our education and coaching programmes are expanding faster than ever so that we can support even more young people in the UK. … read more
5 Things I learnt in 2015 – Jack Reynolds – FBB Head of Operations
Jack Reynolds is FBB’s Co-Director, Co-Founder and Head of Operations and in September 2015 he finally began working full time for FBB after a year of having to split his time … read more
Youth Article – Rashad’s Review: Ronaldo – Beyond the Goal Machine
Our very own resident FBB pundit / film critic and youth journalist, Rashad, reviews one of the most talked about films of the year: Ronaldo. It beats Goal! When me … read more
FBB Schools right-back to work with Branislav Ivanovic
Heading over to carry out your first interview can be nerve-racking enough. Add to that the fact that the interviewee has a Premier League and Champions League medal to … read more
FBB Schools’ Munir meets Leyton Orient’s Bradley Pritchard
It may have been half-term for our FBB Schools participants but the news – and football – doesn’t sleep, and football journalist-in-the-making Munir was out on the road to interview … read more
Dulwich Hamlet FC reward FBB Schools with match tickets
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club treated 40 FBB Schools participants to free tickets for their 4-0 win over Merstham on Tuesday. Students from Chestnut Grove and Archbishop Lanfranc Academies were rewarded … read more
FBB TV Meets: Yaya Toure
On the first week back at school this year, two of our youngest FBB Schools participants Geele and Bruno headed up to Manchester for a very special FBB TV interview with … read more
FBB Schools Tour Review: Barcelona
What happens when you take a group of 13 year olds from Croydon to Barcelona on a football tour? When we planned the #FBBSchools tour to Barcelona, we weren’t sure what to expect. … read more
Final FBB Schools tour of the summer arrives in Germany!
As one tour comes to a close in Barcelona, another one begins with our under 15 youth group from Chestnut Grove school in South London heading to Freiburg in Germany. The … read more
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We are hiring – Educational Practitioner (London)
The Football Beyond Borders family is growing and we’re excited to announce we are recruiting for an Educational Practitioner to join the FBB team. Who are we? Football Beyond Borders is … read more
FBB’s young Gamechangers host unique evening to celebrate The Women Who Changed the Game
If you are interested in purchasing the Zine produced on the night, you can do so here: https://footballbeyondborders.charitycheckout.co.uk/TheWomenWhoChangedTheGame#!/ On Wednesday the 5th of June, two days before the start of the … read more
FBB participants featured in Guardian series on “Modern Masculinity”
Guardian journalist Iman Amrani has filmed an insightful piece on Modern Masculinity featuring a range of male participants from our FBB Schools programme as part of a wider series featured on … read more
FBB GROWS TO NEW HEIGHTS: We are hiring! Join our team at this exciting stage in our journey
We are delighted to announce our biggest round of recruitment to date! We are hiring with a view to fill eleven different roles (a whole new football team worth of … read more
FBB patron Smalling already making a huge impact on young people’s lives
Manchester United and England defender Chris Smalling was announced as an FBB patron in February and since then he’s already made a huge impact on the lives of many young people … read more
FBB participant Davidia meets her idol Maya Jama!
Davidia is one of our 15 year old participants. She is talented, charismatic & ambitious. Last summer while she was part of the FBB summer school, she told us it … read more
FBB participants take part in Masculinity project
During the first term of this school year, three of our project leads – Stefan, Harry and Bayo – worked with a group of year eight boys from our FBB … read more
FBB partcipants present social action project at City Hall
An excited group of FBB participants were delighted to take part in the HeadStart Action Showcase at City Hall at the end of January. The showcase gave young people between … read more
FBB young people receive Jack Petchey Awards
Towards the end of last year, six talented young participants from the FBB Schools programme were recognised by the Jack Petchey Foundation for their exemplary behaviour on and off the … read more
Chris Smalling gives young people dream trips to watch Manchester United
Our recent expansion to the North West of England gathered pace with our first reward trips seeing over 30 young people go to Manchester United matches at Old Trafford during … read more
NEWS: FBB recipients of Sport England’s Potentials Fund!
NEWS: We are pleased to announce that we have been selected as one of the recipients of The Potentials Fund. It is Sport England’s campaign to target young people aged 10 to … read more
Boys continue to dramatically underperform at school compared to girls.
Boys continue to dramatically underperform at school compared to girls. And Department for Education data suggests this gap is only increasing. A report published last week showed that the gender gap in … read more
FBB Staff Training in Devon
The month of September heralds the start of another school year and therefore our staff heading to Devon in South West England for our annual staff training. This year we … read more
Staff Spotlight: Timi Fernandez
Staff Spotlight: Timi Fernandez Where did you grow up and what did you want to become when you were a teenager and why? Grew up in Southeast London and wanted … read more
FBB Recruiting: Fundraising & Female Participation Coordinator!
Fundraising & Female Participation Coordinator From October 2016, we expanded our FBB Schools programme to deliver 18 programmes across south and east London, including two FFEM (Female, Fitness, Education & … read more
FBB Schools: Dulwich Hamlet – Trip to Champion Hill
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club treated over 60 FBB Schools participants to free tickets for their 3-3 draw over Metropolitan Police FC on November 29th. FBB are Dulwich Hamlet’s official charity … read more
‘We need you’ – Leon Mann and Eniola Aluko send direct appeal at Football For All as FBB celebrates first graduation day
Football Beyond Borders kicked off its third annual Football For All event in different style this year. FBB co-director Jasper Kain had to take a deeper, midfield role as one … read more
FBB Youth Takeover: Beyond Sport Conference
At FBB, we pride ourselves on providing young people with amazing opportunities that help them to develop into young leaders. On Thursday, Debra, Jaden and Joao from our FBB Schools … read more
FBB TV Meets: Mark Noble interview!
Just in case you missed it, 11 year old West Ham United FC fan Daniel interviewed one of his idols, club captain Mark Noble! The West Ham legend came down … read more
FBB Schools: Summer reward trips begin!
Article written by FBB Work Experience Volunteer Lorenzo Saidi Thanks to the many supporter donations FBB has received over the past few months, over 50 FBB Schools’ participants were able to visit … read more
FBB Schools: Chestnut Grove Academy Picture Day
At Football Beyond Borders we don’t always do everything by the book, so while most school picture days involve rearranging your tie and tucking that shirt in – we tend to … read more
FBB Schools: Chestnut Grove Summer Tour to Cardiff
A very important part of our FBB Schools programme involves rewarding young people for their hard work and progress by giving them the opportunity to go on tours and trips that broaden … read more
FBB visits Back2Action training camp
(Article written by Lorenzo Saidi – FBB work experience volunteer) “Set amidst the green countryside of the West Country, it felt like a million miles away from the streets of … read more
FBB’s friends from Freiburg come to London!
Last week, Football Beyond Borders welcomed a group of 11 students and 2 teachers from the Rotteck-Gymnasium school in Freiburg for the second part of our #FBBSchools international exchange programme between England … read more
Jannah’s ‘FBB TV Meets’ Exclusive with Sky Sports’ Kate Abdo goes VIRAL!
Sky Sports presenter Kate Abdo swapped roles with FBB Schools participant Jannah for an ‘FBB TV Meets’, and Jannah’s first ever interview was so successful its exclusive news was shared across … read more
La Decima: FBB reaches 10 programmes across 8 schools
FBB is now running 10 bespoke programmes across eight schools in the United Kingdom. With innovative curriculum opportunities for participants, we look ahead at our plans for 2016, including football book … read more
WANTED: Sessional Football Coach / Classroom Educator, Cardiff FBB Schools project – Apply here!
These are exciting times at Football Beyond Borders. Our education and coaching programmes are expanding faster than ever so that we can support even more young people in the UK. … read more
5 Things I learnt in 2015 – Jack Reynolds – FBB Head of Operations
Jack Reynolds is FBB’s Co-Director, Co-Founder and Head of Operations and in September 2015 he finally began working full time for FBB after a year of having to split his time … read more
Youth Article – Rashad’s Review: Ronaldo – Beyond the Goal Machine
Our very own resident FBB pundit / film critic and youth journalist, Rashad, reviews one of the most talked about films of the year: Ronaldo. It beats Goal! When me … read more
FBB Schools right-back to work with Branislav Ivanovic
Heading over to carry out your first interview can be nerve-racking enough. Add to that the fact that the interviewee has a Premier League and Champions League medal to … read more
FBB Schools’ Munir meets Leyton Orient’s Bradley Pritchard
It may have been half-term for our FBB Schools participants but the news – and football – doesn’t sleep, and football journalist-in-the-making Munir was out on the road to interview … read more
Dulwich Hamlet FC reward FBB Schools with match tickets
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club treated 40 FBB Schools participants to free tickets for their 4-0 win over Merstham on Tuesday. Students from Chestnut Grove and Archbishop Lanfranc Academies were rewarded … read more
FBB TV Meets: Yaya Toure
On the first week back at school this year, two of our youngest FBB Schools participants Geele and Bruno headed up to Manchester for a very special FBB TV interview with … read more
FBB Schools Tour Review: Barcelona
What happens when you take a group of 13 year olds from Croydon to Barcelona on a football tour? When we planned the #FBBSchools tour to Barcelona, we weren’t sure what to expect. … read more
Final FBB Schools tour of the summer arrives in Germany!
As one tour comes to a close in Barcelona, another one begins with our under 15 youth group from Chestnut Grove school in South London heading to Freiburg in Germany. The … read more