Football XL

03/09/2026

1 day until kick off

On Friday 4th September Football XL comes to Sheffield at Leisure United Westfield.

Want to change your life through football?

- improve your mental health
- lose a bit of weight
- play 50 minute small sided games
- play football without pressure

Then FootballXL is for you ⚽️

Sign up now at https://www.footballxl.co.uk/sheffield-info

Enter discount code SHEFF2026 to get your first month for £10 instead of £27.50.

02/09/2026

🔥 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐒! 🔥

⚽FootballXL has helped 196 members lose a combined 2592.3kg across our 3 sites ⚽️

This is what happens when you combine football, conversation and a group of lads all pushing each other forward.

From struggling to get through a game to moving better, feeling better and playing better.

FootballXL is currently operating in Wakefield (Frickley), Sunderland (Leisure United Downhill Football and Gym) and Liverpool (Leisure United Jericho Lane Gym and Football).

Our new Sheffield site (Leisure United Westfield) also kicks off on Friday 4th September.

Want to join one of our communities visit www.footballXL.co.uk/league-selection and sign up now.

02/09/2026

FootballXL Liverpool Leisure United Jericho Lane Gym and Football

Perfect conditions for football last night and wow, some silky skills on display.

Game 1 between Yellows and Blacks started as a tight and cagey affair with both sides playing passing football trying to unlock strong defences. Once the 1st goal went in though, the floodgates opened in a backwards and forwards match with the Blacks coming out on top to keep their title hopes alive.

In game 2, Greens & Whites put on a festival of football which could have gone either way. Deep into the 2nd half the game was locked at 2-2 but a freak goal put the Greens 3-2 and as Whites pushed for an equaliser, Greens took advantage on the break to bring it home with a 5-2 win.

Monchen Fatbacks lead the league by 2 points with just 2 games to go. Can they keep their bottle?

Off the pitch, some terrific weight loss going on. Jamie Hughes leads the individual league table with Andy Lycett, Damien Phelan, Declan McGrane and Keith Miller breathing down his neck.

The top scorer charts are just as close, Kev Haymer on 11 goals with Mike Berry, Connah Flynn and Jamie Hughes just behind him on 10

Everything still to play for in the final 2 games.....who's going to be the inaugural Liverpool FXL champion?

Want to join our community sign up now and take advantage of our special back to school offer and get your first month for free (£27.50 thereafter)

Sign up now at https://www.footballxl.co.uk/liverpool - use discount code 𝐉𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 (only 10 codes available)

02/09/2026

2 days until kick off

On Friday 4th September Football XL comes to Sheffield at Leisure United Westfield.

Want to change your life through football?

- improve your mental health
- lose a bit of weight
- play 50 minute small sided games
- play football without pressure

Then FootballXL is for you ⚽️

Sign up now at https://www.footballxl.co.uk/sheffield-info

Enter discount code SHEFF2026 to get your first month for £10 instead of £27.50.

01/09/2026

FootballXL Wakefield

Week 5 of season 7 and a dry cooler evening under the lights up at Frickley.

Blues v Blacks was our early 7pm game last night. Both teams started well, getting on the scoresheets it was an even game early on seeing an early score line of 1 - 1. However Blacks pushed through taking the lead and built on this throughout the remainder of the game, with Blues unable to catch them up, seeing Blacks take the win 1 - 5.

Both the later games kicked off at their usual time of 8pm and saw two more great games. In the Yellows V Greens game, both teams played well, with keepers pulling off some amazing saves. Greens took the lead, and were able to build on that with some quick balls being played, Yellows were unable to break through Greens keeper with the final whistle being blown up at 0 - 5 in Greens favour. On the adjacent pitch we saw Reds V Whites in a game with plenty of action from both teams. Reds were down in numbers and saw them using borrows so had to work hard to make up the difference. Both teams played great football, there were plenty of goals and Reds were able to make up for the borrows advantage Whites had. Final score ended with Reds being able to take the win 6 - 4.

On the top scorers this season; Max Charlottes stays ahead on 6 goals with Ash Ballance, Cameron Chatton, Phil Eames and Kacper Jarszak all hot on his heels with 5 goals each.

Andy Thomas remains in top spot on 21 points, with Hedley Conway, Mike Elliott and Phil Eames joint second on 15 points and Ash Barnsley taking 5th spot on 12 points.

30/08/2026

FootballXL Sunderland Leisure United Downhill Football and Gym

Week 3 - Season 2

Piggy Blinders v FC Twente Nuggets
Week 3 saw the return of a Nuggets starting team and the champs took the stress of the last two weeks out on Blinders with a 5-0 victory. The chase is on.

Samba Snackers v FC Bayern Munching
Snackers actually having players available and a new recruit helped them record a win against an undercooked Bayern Munching, gettjng them on the board and climbing up the league.

Next weeks fixtures:
Diabetico V Nuggets (Green v Black)
Chippy V Munching (Blue v Red)
Blinders V Snackers (White v Yellow) late game

Join now at https://www.footballxl.co.uk/sunderland-info

30/08/2026

Great to see the lads from Sunderland starting up an 11 a side team on the back of our league at Leisure United Downhill Football and Gym.

If anybody would like to help them by sponsoring them to help with the start up process then see the details below 👇🏻

🔵⚪ SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY — WEARSIDE GIANTS ⚪🔵



We’re excited to announce the Wearside Giants, an ambitious new 11-a-side football team made up of players from Football XL, who currently play in the Friday night league run by Football XL at Downhill Football and Gym.

We’re looking to partner with a local business or organisation who would like to become our shirt sponsor and help us fund our new team kits for the season.

⚽ Who are we?

The Wearside Giants bring together footballers from across the Football XL community who are ready to take the next step into 11-a-side football.

We want to build more than just a team — we want to create a strong identity, represent our local football community and give our players the opportunity to compete together in a proper 11-a-side environment.

🤝 What we're looking for

We’re looking for a sponsor to help cover the cost of our new team playing kits.

In return, your business could have its logo proudly displayed on the front of the Wearside Giants shirts, putting your brand alongside the team throughout the season.

It’s a great opportunity for a local business to support grassroots football while getting its name in front of players, supporters and the wider Football XL community.

💙 Support local football. Back the Giants.

If your business would be interested in becoming our shirt sponsor, or you'd like to discuss the sponsorship opportunity, please send us a message.

Every bit of support helps us get this team off the ground.

WEARSIDE GIANTS

⚽🔵⚪

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27/08/2026

FootballXL Liverpool Leisure United Jericho Lane Gym and Football, Gameweek 6 (25/08/2026):

Gameweek 6 began with Yellows taking on Whites. Whites took an early two-goal lead, but Yellows managed to bring it back to 2-2. Whites regained the lead with some great team play, and then went on to extend their lead to 7-2, putting themselves into the title conversation. FT: Yellows 2-7 Whites.

Greens then took on Blacks in our late kick-off. The score was held at 2-2 for a while, before a great long range strike from Greens allowed them to take the lead. They then doubled their lead late on and saw out the win, opening up the title race. FT: Greens 4-2 Blacks.

Amongst the top scorers we have Jamie Hughes leading with 10 goals, Kev Haymer on 9 goals, Conah Flynn and Ka Lau joint on 8 goals, and Dave McNally on 7 goals.

Lots of great scores across the Green Week League - Damien Phelan and Jamie Hughes in joint 1st place on 15 points, Andrew Lycett and Michael Bagan on 13 points, with Dave McNally, Louis Ross, Mark McNally and Paul Corkhill on 12 points.

Interested in joining us? Sign up now at https://www.footballxl.co.uk/liverpool

25/08/2026

FootballXL Wakefield

Week 4 of season 7 and a dry evening under the lights up at Frickley.

Blacks V Whites was our early 7pm game last night. Both teams started strong however Whites were quick to get on the scoresheet. Whites were able to add to the scoreline with Blacks (including their late attendee 😉) unable to get across the goal line, seeing the final score Blacks 0 - 7 Whites.

Both the later games kicked off at their usual times of 8pm and saw two more great games. In the Blues V Greens game, play was back and forth between teams, with Greens taking advantage of their new additions they were able to keep on top. Some great saves by Blues in the second half however Greens kept their lead advantage, ending Blues 3 - 6 Greens. On the adjacent pitch we saw Yellows V Reds in a game with plenty of shots keeping the keepers on their toes. Reds took the lead and were able to build on this in the first half. Yellows pushed through a few times however were unable to see the back of the net. Reds continued their push throughout the second half, with the final whistle seeing the game end Yellows 0 - 6 Reds.

On the top scorers this season; Max Charlottes sneaks ahead on 6 goals with Phil Eames and Kacper Jarszak hot on his heels with 5, closely followed by Kevin Jaggar and Chris Paterson with 4 goals each.

Andy Thomas sneaks ahead in top spot with 15 points, with Dwain Byrne, Jordan Green, Mike Elliott and Phil Eames all holding joint second place with 12 points.

22/08/2026

FootballXL Sunderland Leisure United Downhill Football and Gym

Week 2 of Season 2
A unprecedented wave of injuries gave us a quick fixture change around and therefore we had two competitive early games and a more relaxed late game.

Game 1 - Samba Snackers v Man Chippy (2-9)
A fast start from Chippy got them into a few goal lead before a slight fightback from Samba notched them a few goals. Special mention to the fact this was the first full Samba team for a long time!

Game 2 - Diabetico Madrid v Piggy Blinders (6-1)
Another no borrow game which Diabetico showcased some merciless finishing to gain a good win and keep pressure on Man Chippy, could come down to goal difference?
Mid game injuries stopping the Blinders in their tracks but sure they will come back fighting.

Game 3 - FC Bayern Munching v FC Twente Nuggets (7-0) forfeit
Sadly due to holidays and injuries Twente Nuggets got denied entry at the border and no team were available. Due to a switch around and 8 plucky volunteers we managed to get a game on for Bayern.

If you fancy joining our community sign up now at https://www.footballxl.co.uk/sunderland-info