Indoor and outdoor games arranged.Thanks to Stipe Bjeliš, President of the local league in Zadar and the initial contact, Alen…
Indoor and outdoor games arranged.Thanks to Stipe Bjeliš, President of the local league in Zadar and the initial contact, Alen…
Play on the Pitch 2025 on 2nd June 7pm.It’s been 7 years since I cleared the ball off the line…
Jersey’s for a busy May 2025.We have two impressive Umbro tops for our tour to Zadar, Croatia and Falkirk, Scotland;…
International opponents.We face opponents from Scotland, Iceland, Denmark and the United States in our Group for the Lava Cup in…
Three late goals put an end to a brief comeback.A Sassco team with a few changes suffered a 5-1 defeat…
Two comprehensive wins, and then a tight victory over the returning Newcastle City. Harper’s team dusted off their previous second place and brought a team to win it – which they…
Ignominious start, but glory in the second cup competition. It has to be said that after three games in a strong group, the team looked despondent and were ready for an…
LAVA CUP 2024 TOURNAMENT FORMAT & FIXTURES Over 40’s/ 7-a-side tournament format: All teams will play 3 X 15 minute matches in the group stages (sections A, B, C and D).…
Zadar 1st to 4th May. We’re making plans for Croatia in May 2025, with flights direct from Newcastle. Contact has already been made in Zadar. Recommendation is for early booking for…
Glorious win in the five-team tournament. We were worn out at the start of the second day, but still had an enthusiastic Charles Lor in goal, but this time it was…
Draw and a defeat, and no happy endings. Heading to Sweden was, logistically, a bit of a pain, and that included the freaking out calls from Harper in the morning. The…
Itinerary updated with tournament and Swedish League game attendance. Our little jaunt to Stockholm is getting close, so we’ve come up with an itinerary. Times are conformed for most events (thanks…
Retro classic returns We always get new kits for the overseas tours and this one is possibly the best yet. Admiral have released an England 1982 template, so we’ve added our…
Very pleased that our opponents have arranged the Friday venue in Stockholm. This is going to be for our two games on the Friday evening 10th May at 19:00 v SCBC.…
Very pleased that our opponents have arranged the two venues in Stockholm. This is going to be for our game on the Saturday morning 11th May at 11:00 to 13:00 –…
Squad of nine players for Falkirk Stadium in Group C Group C sees Sassco.co.uk face off against VV Bennekom 35 from The Netherlands, a Northern Ireland Select team and our old…
Retro classic returns We always get new kits for the overseas tours and this one is possibly the best yet. Admiral have released an England 1982 template, so we’ve added our…
Three wins out of three. A strong line up saw three outstanding teams, while the previous winners were rock bottom. Sassco opened with a heavy defeat v South Shields in the…
Two wins and then clawing back a 4-4 draw. Four teams took part in the final tournament this year. All looked strong, with Washington Boys and Sassco returning from the October…
Strong showing from the Washington Boys. A great tournament at Washington Leisure Centre. We did have 8 teams ready, but unfortunately, Whitburn’s two teams dropped out late. This meant remaining were…
Ever since the leagues started, way back in 1999, photography and recording was prioritised. These were the days when digital cameras were hugely expensive and the Internet had only been popularised…
Delighted to have made contact with Chris Mitchell in Stockholm who helps to organise the Stockholm Craft Ball FC and are happy to host us. This will be, most likely, two…
Washington Deaf FC win the first tournament back at Washington Galleries. It was a struggle to get teams in, but luckily, we managed to get four sides out, with Washington Deaf…
Sassco will be taking an Over 40s’s team to Falkirk Stadium in May 2024 to take part in the Lava Cup 2024. The tournament kicks off on Saturday 25 May 2024,…
Heated tournament, but Carpet Centres Elite resilient. In the strongest line up of teams to date, Carpets took the tournament with two wins and a draw, over incumbent, Wearmouth CW. Carpet’s…