The oldest derby in world football may not be where you think
New York TimesThere’s nothing quite like taking on your biggest local rival. “A game like this is good for the city,” he says, “as it’s a further pointer towards Sheffield being the ‘Home of Football’. It’s really grown with the onset of social media, with Brazil always something of a hotspot, then Germany, Italy, Spain, plus a few random ones, such as Kazakhstan.” Hallam FC draw interest from across the globe This is the first competitive meeting between the two clubs in 13 years and all tickets sold out quickly, with Hallam’s new online portal shifting 200 inside the first 77 seconds of them being on sale. Sheffield, once dubbed “football’s first city” by FIFA, can lay claim to almost 50 footballing ‘firsts’, including being where the game’s original set of detailed rules were drawn up in 1858. Hopefully, a game like this can help people realise what we have here.” Hallam’s 2-1 victory puts them in the semi-finals of the Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup Despite Sheffield FC propping up the Northern Premier League Division One East with just 15 points from 25 matches, there are grounds for optimism at the world’s oldest club.
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