Dela salle fc is a fantastic club, football starts from 4 yr old holding group all the way up to…read moreopen age. The club is run profesionally and has been awarded charter standard development status from the FA. Please visit our website http://www.delasallefc.co.uk for more info

I'm relatively athletic but for the life of me, I cannot play football. I've tried but I will leave…read moreit to the pros.. or at least those that aspire to become the next Ronaldo (or insert another great soccer player) which is where Goals come into play. The facility was packed with new teams rotating each hour. During my time in Leeds, I accompanied someone to the Goals Leeds facility and watched as 10 sweaty men played a game of "footie." As a spectator, I appreciated the clean bathrooms and cleaning facilities and the spacious seating area with what looked like a fully stocked bar. The flat screen televisions were also a nice addition. 6 pounds per player seems a bit steep to me but they all seemed to enjoy playing footie there. I wish I could comment on playing on the actual field, but as I mentioned, I suck at this game.

Goals soccer centre is a medium-sized complex in Kirkstall consisting of around sixteen 5-a-side…read morepitches and a couple of (what I believe to be) 7-a-side pitches. There is more than adequate parking at the facility, which is necessary as the centre's location dictates that most people will have to drive. Upon entering, you may well be impressed by the locker rooms which are spacious and usually very tidy. There is also a bar and seating area, which unfortunately, I have never used, but it looks to be very well furnished with comfortable chairs and flat panel televisions. Of course, the meat of any soccer centre is in its pitches. These are not very good. Smaller than a hard indoor court you might be used to playing 5-a-side on, the walls are also makeshift and as such, the ball doesn't bounce of them in quite the way you'd like - the football often ends up in the corners where a timewasting tussle ensues. The surface is a fake grass which lacks grip and also can cause some injuries; I myself have slipped and had all the skin taken off my knee from a very innocuous slide. The only saving grace is the larger pitches, which have much better sized goals and are roomy enough so as to avoid those ruffians who prefer to play physically rather than with finesse. Further, the prices are astronomical at Goals. £5 per person, per game at my last time of playing, is hardly worth paying and even more infuriating when you think that they make £50 from one group's game. Surely with that cashflow, you'd expect better.

Elland Road opened in 1897 and home to Leeds United since 1919, it's probably one of my favourite…read moreolder stadiums. My first visit to the stadium was in April 2022, as I watched Manchester City defeat Leeds 4-0. There are a good number of buses that serve the stadium, which run close to Leeds Railway Station, although the wait before and after the game can be quite a long time. The ground staff and stewards seemed friendly enough and welcoming towards away supporters. I did find it a little difficult to find the away end, which did involve walking the terraces and streets around the ground, signage to find entrances could certainly be an improvement, but this may be down to the local council. The atmosphere in the ground was very good, the ground regularly seemed full and hopefully, an expansion is on the card soon, as it seems Leeds could certainly fill more than the 37,792 capacity they have now. For an older stadium, the facilities were rather good including a Club Store, and a large screen showing the scoreboard and replays. Certainly a stadium worthy of Premier League status. 4*

Leeds leeds are falling apart again leeds leeds are falling apart again.the stadium was filthy the…read morestaff was rude 1 star

Part of the Goals Chain. Good 5-a-side football venue…read more There are plenty of pitches, including some 7-a-side pitches. Leagues are on every night with various levels, as well as pitches that can just be rented. Prices have crept up quite slowly in the past few years. Bar is good, with bar staff usually very friendly. Can be hired out for parties. Parking is not bad, but does get a bit crampt at the peak times through the week.

Elland DeGeneres built this stadium. Hopefully soon the listing will be changed to reflect the name…read moreof the stadium instead of one of the teams that plays here, because all the reviews are for the stadium not the team. First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - I've been to Elland Road only 3 times, amazingly. Once to watch a game (which was an amazing atmosphere for sure), and twice just as a tourist, including just a few months ago in late 2014 when I was stuck in the UK. It's a fabulous, big, impressive, intense hulk of a stadium. It just really needs some renovation, so that Leeds can have a palace like a lot of other clubs of similar size do. I'm sure it will be renovated but probably not until Leeds get back in the big time. My fave thing about coming here was the banter and the intensity. Sometimes the home fans are a little too aggressive though and things can get violent. Especially when they're facing United. I've never seen Leeds v United at this ground but the game I did see, I could see the extra aggression and intensity and it did scare me. Leeds won, though... so there was no rioting. I've been to most UK & US stadiums, due to lifelong obsessions with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born & raised in England, I followed Oxford United (hometown team) to stadia all over the country at away games, and later Liverpool (fave team) around. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are from first-hand personal experience, usually from several visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, and visited most stadiums for fun in my spare time. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to hundreds yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at most, which I'll post later. Also, when back in UK I'll take more pix, and add more stadia! *** return to regular review *** It's one of the most famous grounds in football, home to the team that has fallen perhaps the hardest, one of the true greats and giants of football but hasn't been in the top flight for what seems like decades. It's not quite even, one stand is enormous, the other three are medium sized, so for that reason and for seeming so lopsided, it only scores 4 despite an amazing amount of crowd support here. It's an intimidating place to play or see an away game. It used to be called the Old Peacock Ground, and with 38k people squeezing into it, is one of the largest stadiums in the country, especially for non-Prem grounds. It was built in 1897 and renovated many times. It has hosted Euro 96 tournament games, England games, and FA Cup Semi Finals, plus performances from rock bands Queen, U2, Happy Mondays and more recently, the Kaiser Chiefs and Rod Stewart. But the show must go on, so in the name of love, understand that this is how it feels to be lonely, if you don't understand then I predict a riot, and Maggie May start it.

Ok maybe the team isn't worth 5 stars, but when you've been going as long as I have (over 35 years)…read moreyou have to give them all you've got. I've watched through thick and thin - from incredible nights against Barcelona in 1975 and the Champions League run a few years ago to the misery the club has been in since the Ridsdale disaster.. Don't get too settled on us being in the doledrums - we'll be back one day!

My friend Ann found that her hair was falling out, which is why everyone now calls her "Wig Ann"…read more This team is named after her. She's still very athletic though, which is why we call her "Wig Ann, Athletic." First-Hand Experience: Wigan is one of my fave underdog teams. I've seen them play once at the DW and twice away from home around the country. They have always represented themselves well. I last saw them in 2011. Now that they have fallen from grace, I wish them a speedy recovery. Their owner's oft-racist and oft-unwise remarks and tirades are the only reason I give them 4 instead of 5. That, and the fact that they can't fill a stadium. This team, I have mixed feelings about. Roberto Martinez and Paul Jewell really put them on the map, two of my favourite managers. But their owner Dave Whelan, famous for making meat pies, is a bit of a racist and nationalist, and gets on my nerves sometimes. I also respect him in other ways though. They were founded in the 1930s so they're a relatively new team. They play in blue and white and are called the Latics. They were in the Prem for ages, until they randomly, crazily won the FA Cup in 2013, and were relegated the same season. That's the only glory the club has ever had, after being the League Cup runner up in 2006. So well done to them for that, what a fairy tale. The stadium is often empty and the owner is questionable, and for that reason I'll give them a 4 instead of 5.