Former England goalkeeper David James, who has been training with Exeter City, says the row over racism in football has not been helped by the FA's slowness to respond to the John Terry case.
The debate was intensified over the weekend when Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was among a number of players who did not wear a campaign T-shirt in the warm-up against Stoke.
However, Professional Footballers' Association chairman Clarke Carlisle has defended the protest against the Kick It Out anti-racism campaign.
So, my first ever blog. After much procrastination, excuse making and general displacement activity I’ve actually sat down and written something! If I’m honest, it’s all a bit scary. I’ve got no ‘blogging’ experience and yet I find myself sat in front of the computer typing as if I know what I’m doing.
So what’s needed in a first blog? I guess that you need to know something about me? The first hurdle – fundamentally I have no idea how to describe myself. In a desperate attempt to answer this (and in true lonely hearts fashion) I turned to my friends and asked them for three words...
Playing professional football was once a future dream for all us young football fans, but for youngster Ethan Ampadu, that dream has become a reality.
Playing professional football since the age of just fifteen years old, Ampadu has significantly impressed for Exeter City throughout his short-lived career so far, gaining all sorts of accolades from some of the biggest names in Football.
1) Ampadu made his professional club debut aged just 15 years, 10 months and 26 days old against Brentford in the League Cup, becoming the clubs youngest ever player, breaking Cliff Bastin’s...
The Pilgrims travel to the East Devon coast for tonight's Edenvale Turf Devon St Lukes Challenge Cup 2nd Round clash with Exmouth Town. Though the visitors from League Two are likely to field a young side, the tie poses a tough task for the SWPL Premier side who are facing a club six tiers above themselves. Town last year stunned St James Park by taking an early lead and holding at 2-2 by the hourmark, eventually losing 4-2 to a mostly professional Exeter City squad. Exmouth will also take encouragement from Argyle's previous shock losses to Ilfracombe, Dawlish, Barnstaple,...
Tom’s most recent book, Over the Line, is a powerful historical novel about one footballer’s experience in the First World War.
Tom will be playing his popular Football Reading Game – half football reading quiz, half penalty shoot out – which makes reading fun and relevant to all children.
Age: 7 to 11
Did you know that the player who scored England’s first international goal after World War One was a survivor of the trenches?
Did you know that footballers who didn’t join the army were called cowards and mocked and abused?
Monday saw the 100th anniversary of the most horrific episode in human history: the start of World War One. The outbreak of war saw millions of people enlist to serve their country across Europe; including 15 first team Exeter City footballers, who made up around 2,000 professional footballers to enlist during the war.
In 1914, Buenos Aires's emerging football community sent an invitation to the FA for an English team to travel there to play local sides.
The Grecians embarked on an historic tour of South America, which saw them play in Argentina and Brazil, in the...
With the World Cup just weeks away, if you can’t afford a ticket to Brazil, the big question is ‘where’s the best place to catch all the action?’ For the ultimate football fiesta, great food and drinks deals, an awesome atmosphere and, of course, brilliant big screens, look no further than Walkabout on Fore Street.
With more screens than any other bar on the high street, Walkabout will be showing every kick of every game in stunning HD on at least 16 LED TVs around the bar and a state-of-the-art giant HD projection screen. With crystal-clear commentary that’s always loud enough to...
Following the heavy rain which fell overnight, and continues to fall in Devon, the pitch inspection at 11.15am this morning, and a further inspection at noon the scheduled match between Exeter City and Wycombe Wanderers this afternoon has been POSTPONED
Please keep hold of any tickets that have been purchased. Full details regarding ticketing for the rearranged game will be announced as soon as possible.
Read more at http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/article/game-off-wycombe-1267199.aspx...
Irrespective of whether the Grecians’ game goes ahead this afternoon, you...
For all the carnival-type festivities that are going along with Exeter City’s ‘Brazil Day’ match against AFC Wimbledon this weekend, it’ll be important to not detract from the small matter of three points at stake.
Both teams enter with an identical record in the opening exchanges – a win and a draw apiece to begin the Sky Bet League 2 campaign, and a proverbial ‘early bath’ from the Capital One Cup.
If the fixture is anything like the last encounter between the Grecians and the Dons, then it won’t be for the faint-hearted. A 2-2 draw at Kingsmeadow back in April – which...
Exeter City v Bristol Rovers Saturday 3rd August, 3pm St James Park Sky Bet League 2
After months of thumb-twiddling over the summer period for football fans across Exeter (and the whole country, for that matter), the Football League returns.
For the Grecians, there will be no easing into the season as a local derby against Bristol Rovers ensues. As well as local pride and three points at stake, there is also the small matter of vengeance for the City team following home and away defeats to the Pirates last season. New signing David Wheeler, who joined on Friday from...
