Ram Ismail

Gençlik Gücü complete the double after winning the 64th edition of the Turkish Cypriot Cup with a dramatic late winner against Cihangir…🏆🔥

Istanbul for Villans. Population 15 million. Europe's largest. Formerly Constantinople, Capital of both Eastern Roman Empire and Ottoman Empire. One of earth's most important cities. Geographical size, 3.5 times bigger than London. It's a monster. Besiktas Stadium. European side. Villa fans have the left of the stadium( map enclosed) but expect pockets of Villa everywhere. IST Airport. European side (35-60 mins between Airport and Besiktas . Use Uber or licenced taxis only, cost 1900-2400 Lira, £50-£60) Taxis. Yellow, standard, Turquoise, comfort, Black, luxury ( if uou have Uber, use it) Havaist Buses run from Airport to Besiktas for 100-150 lira, £2.50. Istanbulkart for those without a ticket. Metro, buses etc. £3 to buy one and top up as you go. Most journeys are around £1 in the city. 1 card can be shared by up to 5 people. Europa League ticket gives FREE publuc transport across Istanbul. Show your ticket. Stadium Capacity 42,684. Almost identical to VP. Currency. Lira. A country where cash is still king. Religion. Secular state with 98% of population Muslim. Voltage. 230v, EU plugs Villa Official Meeting place. Taksim Square. Bars and restaurants galore. Matchday weather. 20 degrees, sun and cloud. 21% chance of rain. Must Visit. Grand Bazaar. Since 1400. Haggle. If they want £20 for something, offer £10. They love it. Hagia Sofia Was a church, now huge and incredibly beautiful mosque. Dress appropriately. Topkapi Palace. Home of the Sultans. Blue Mosque. Stunning. Sultanahmet. Part of the city that hosts many of the above and a whole lot more. Beyoglu. South of Taksim square, start at Galata Tower and walk around. Eat. Doner Kebab. Hello! Pide. Turkish pizza. Kofte. Meatballs Menemen. Scrambled eggs with veggies and peppers from breakfast. Coffee. Strong as fuck. And sweet. Clothing. Whatever the fuck you wore at Villa Park v Forest, wear it again. UP THE FUCKING EUROPEAN VILLA!!💜 💙

↩️ 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 • 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟯 Spurs became the first British club to win a European trophy in 1963, beating Atlético Madrid 5-1 in Rotterdam to lift the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Dyson and Greaves both scored twice as White scored the other in a historic night for Spurs.

🚨 World-renowned Spanish football manager Pep Guardiola: “The genocide in Palestine breaks my heart. It’s impossible not to be affected. They want me to remain silent. But I am always here and I will speak.” Having character is priceless...

Former referee Mark Clattenburg's proposed change to stop time-wasting in football: "Football is an entertainment sport, so we need as much playing time as possible. The first time I refereed in the Champions League, only 40 minutes of the 90 were actually played. "The two things I want to happen are that the referee has the power, instead of showing a yellow card to a player wasting time, to reverse the decision. If the player is instructed to take a throw-in and delays it, the throw should immediately go to the opposing team from that spot. "Often, players go to the sideline, bounce the ball, move it forward a long distance, wait for the referee to tell them to return to the original position, wait a little longer, are booked, and the referee writes down the sanction. Then, after about 10 more seconds, they take the throw-in. The player wins. They steal a minute doing that. Instead, if we had the option to reverse the sanction, without booking them, this wouldn't happen. "The other idea is the same but for goal kicks and corner kicks. If the attacker delays on purpose, the sanction is reversed, and they lose the corner, which becomes a goal kick. If the goalkeeper does the same, they go from having defensive control to conceding a corner."

🔒 League Allocations 26/27 The lineup for next season's @IsthmianLeague has been confirmed, with some new faces and old friends for us to face in the year ahead. #UpTheTown

Time changes a great deal, sad 😔

@NonLeagueCrowd @ETFCOfficial There’ll also be 3 top traders present with a multitude of sought after items at their stalls which they don’t want to take back home. Not just programmes, there’ll be match tickets, badges, shirts, books and signed memorabilia

@ETFCOfficial So tempted by this - love a good #programme fair!!

ONE MONTH TO GO 1,000’s of Old Programmes, badges, tickets, sports books+various memorabilia from Non League-Premier League at Enfield Town FC’s Plus 3 top traders with multitude of sought after stock to view/buy Free entry, free parking for up to 300 cars and a licensed bar.

🚨BASED: 18-year-old Lamine Yamal raised the PALESTINIAN FLAG during Barcelona's La Liga title parade today. A teenager has more spine than every G7 head of state combined. While the political class writes blank checks for bombing of children, the kid won the league and used his platform to expose Israel's war crimes. Watch the Epstein media try to make HIM the villain by tomorrow.

Many thanks to RGProgrammes for the donation of old Scottish programmes for our Memorabilia Fair on the 14th June 1000’s of Old Programmes, Tickets, Pin Badges, Sports Books, Shirts+signed memorabilia Free entry+parking for up to 300 cars and a licensed bar. Doors open 10am-4pm

@Had2Explain @avfcbreaking Not just UEFA, the FA are no different with the FA Cup final

@avfcbreaking It does make me laugh a little when a new team makes a final and finally realises what everyone else has been complaining about for years. It’s disgusting. UEFA and FIFA have bled the game dry. Money is the only thing that matters, not the clubs, certainly not the fans.

There was a time when a European final belonged to the supporters who dragged their club there. Not anymore. When Aston Villa were handed roughly 11,000 tickets for a Europa League final in a 70,000-plus stadium, the number itself told the story. UEFA can package the event however it likes — “festival of football”, “European showpiece”, “global celebration” — but the modern European final is no longer built around supporters. It is built around clients. The supporters fund the journey. The corporates inherit the destination. Villa fans will have spent thousands following the club across Europe. Flights, hotels, time off work, loyalty schemes built over years. Yet when the final arrives, huge sections of the stadium are reserved for sponsors, hospitality guests, executives, delegates and “neutral” allocations that often end up on resale sites within hours. And supporters are expected to accept it. UEFA’s defence is familiar. Sponsors fund competitions. Broadcasters need space. Hospitality drives revenue. All true. But football crossed a line when the event surrounding the final became more important than the supporters inside it. The optics are awful because fans can see it themselves. A finalist gets 11,000 tickets while corporate packages costing thousands remain available. Genuine supporters scramble through ballots with lottery-like odds, while neutral areas fill with tourists taking photos during the warm-up. And UEFA wonders why resentment grows. Supporters are constantly called “the lifeblood of the game” until ticket allocations are discussed. Then they become an inconvenience to work around premium inventory. Football did not become Europe’s dominant sport because sponsors created atmosphere. The noise, colour and emotion UEFA sells globally every season is generated by match-going supporters — the same people increasingly pushed aside at the biggest games. The “neutral fan” concept is perhaps the biggest fiction of all. In theory it promotes access. In reality it fuels resale markets, inflated prices and thousands travelling ticketless out of desperation. UEFA could change it tomorrow. Finalists could receive 70 per cent of the stadium combined. Corporate sections could shrink. Hospitality would still exist. But that would mean sacrificing revenue. And modern football has shown repeatedly which side wins that argument. #AVFC #scfreiburg

Our first team are looking for friendly fixtures across London, Essex & Hertfordshire⚽ 📍Ideally away games, but we may be able to secure a pitch on certain dates. 🗓️ Looking for matches on Tuesdays/Thursdays/Sundays through May. Tier 6 or Tier 7 preferred. 📞07938 455227

🔴 CLUB STATEMENT FC United of Manchester welcomes the publication of the Written Reasons of The Football Association’s Appeal Board following our recent appeal against the decision of the Northern Premier League Full statement: fc-utd.co.uk/news-story/clu… #WeAreStrongerUnited

🏆Many congratulations to our U13s futsal squad! After scooping the league and cup double last month, they followed it up over the weekend by winning a tournament held at Leicester City's King Power Stadium. Well done, lads! #UpTheTown

🎤CUP FINALS DAY.. It’s 4 days until our U12 whites, U13 whites & U15’s are in league cup finals! 🏆 The girls would love your support on Saturday! 🔵⚪️ ⬇️

@RachelVMartin I’ll get high when safety is confirmed . It’s a bit like celebrating the goal scored once the games resumed because VAR hasn’t intervened 😁

@OneRedRam Why on Earth not? That’s what it’s all about! 😃🐓⚽️

This is what it means. 🤩🤩🤩

ℹ️ Full-back Nino Adom-Malaki has completed a move to National League side @OfficialShots . Nino made 47 ETFC appearances, keeping 6 clean sheets while providing 3 assists and 2 goals. We wish him well on his next steps.

@No1THFCProgs We’re continuing to organise the programmes for Enfield Town FCs Programme and Memorabilia Fair and unearthed loads of these

I have obtained 4 of the 1984 team to add their signatures to the limited edition number corresponding to their squad number on the night - Miller (5), Hazard (7), Archibald (8) and Falco (9). Each available for £75 each plus £6 uk postage. Any questions let me know