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Sheffield United to rename stand at Bramall Lane after Andy’s Man Club for the 2026/27 season
Wonderful and beyond worthwhile messaging.
In an important milestone for Andy's Man Club (AMC), they have announced one of their biggest and most important partnerships to date, teaming up with Sheffield United FC, who will be renaming their part of Bramall Lane stadium after them.
That's right, for the duration of the 2026/27 campaign, a key Sheffield United stand will be known as the Andy's Man Club Stand - and not just any old stand, either.
As part of their commitment to AMC helping people struggling up and down the country, they've chosen the most vocal section where fans get behind their club week in, week out: The Kop.
Confirming the collaboration on Thursday evening, 13 August, the much-admired mental health organisation shared the news by reacting the same way many Blades supporters and many others outside the club did, simply stating, "THIS IS HUGE."
Continuing in the caption, they said: "The famous Kop Stand at Bramall Lane is being renamed in support of ANDYSMANCLUB for the season. Thousands of football fans, every home game, seeing one simple message….
"Football has an incredible power to reach men, start conversations and bring people together, and this is exactly what partnership should look like. Massive thank you to everyone at Sheffield United and Datagraphic for making this happen.
"From 9 men in a small room in Halifax to our name on the Kop at Bramall Lane…"
Started a whole decade ago, this equally beloved Club was created by locals Luke Ambler and Elaine Roberts in memory and in honour of 23-year-old Andrew Roberts, who sadly took his own life.
We would encourage you to find out more about their full backstory, but since then they've gone on to save countless lives.
The reaction in the comments has been just overwhelmingly positive too, with one person writing, "This is awesome. How do we get Andy’s Man Club on the shirt?", while another went on to add: "Chuffed to see this, to be honest, even as a Wednesdayite. Great stuff."
Now that's the kind of response we love and expect to see from a city that always looks after its own; we couldn't think of a better fit to help promote AMC's important work up and down the country.
As it happens, you can already see their name hanging proudly above the historic Steel City as we speak.
The charity, which offers multiple male support groups each and every week, may have been founded in Yorkshire, but their vital messaging and efforts have gone truly nationwide over the last few years.
Nothing short of a well-known and game-changing UK movement when it comes to mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention - especially when it comes to intersecting with the world of sport (where plenty of stigmas around reaching out for help still sadly remain) - we here at The Sheff couldn't be prouder to see the regional success story deepen its ties here in Sheffield.
Whether you sit in the ground yourself, watch the Blades from home, you're an Owl or even a complete neutral, we're sure you'll join us in looking forward to seeing their name sitting in pride of place above The Kop.
And last but not least, if you need to talk to someone, you can find your nearest Andy's Man Club and become one of the hundreds of new people starting meaningful conversations every week right HERE.
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Leeds United to pay tribute to fan who tragically died after medical emergency at match
Clementine Hall
Leeds United have issued a statement regarding their tribute to a fan who has sadly passed away.
Colin Westby was watching the game against Manchester United at Elland Road on Sunday 18 October when suddenly he became ill and was taken to hospital.
The 68-year-old was then placed into a medically induced coma but after a period of 'unresponsiveness', the difficult decision was made to stop life support.
Colin was a huge Leeds United fan, and attended matches for over 50 years as a Season Ticket Holder of the club.
Leeds United have issued a statement showing their support, and have confirmed they will be holding a tribute to Colin.
The statement posted on Leeds United's social media is as follows: "Leeds United are heartbroken to learn of the passing of supporter Colin Westby at the age of 68.
"Colin suffered a medical emergency ahead of our Premier League fixture with Manchester United on Sunday 18 October at Elland Road.
"After being transferred to hospital, he was placed into a medically induced coma and sadly following a period of unresponsiveness, the decision was made to withdraw life support.
"Colin was a long-standing Season Ticket Holder at the club, attending matches for over 50 years. The thoughts of everyone at Leeds United are with Colin’s family and friends at this sad time.
"We will pay tribute to Colin in the 68th minute of our next Premier League fixture with Tottenham Hotspur, on Saturday 7 November."
Of course, in true Leeds United fashion, fellow flans flocked to the comments to pay their respects to Colin and express their support for his family.
You can see the statement here.
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The full route for the Tour de France Femmes through Leeds has been revealed
Daisy Jackson
The full details of the Grand Départ of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift have been released - and the action will be kicking off right in the heart of Leeds.
Preparations have moved up a gear this week, with the full map of the first stage revealed, which will see the world's leading female cyclists setting off from none other than The Headrow.
Leeds will make sporting history on 30 July next year, when we host the start of the world's biggest women's professional cycle race.
When our city was added to the 2014 Tour de France route, around 230,000 people packed into the city centre, with another two million lining the rest of the Yorkshire route - so we're expecting even bigger scenes next year.
The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will move from the centre of Leeds to travel through communities including Headingley, Kirkstall, Bramley, Farnley and Drighlington.
Now, an interactive map has been published that gives people the chance to see for the first time exactly which streets will be in the thick of the action next summer.
Riders will set of from The Headrow before travelling down Briggate and Boar Lane - then they'll head via via Woodhouse Lane, Hyde Park Corner and Otley Road into Headingley before travelling west on North Lane and Kirkstall Lane.
Key roads on the rest of the route include:
- Bridge Road at Kirkstall, which will take the riders across the River Aire;
- Broad Lane, Waterloo Lane, Lower Town Street and Henconner Lane in Bramley;
- Butt Lane between its junctions with Pudsey Road – near Farnley Reservoir – and Tong Road at Farnley;
- Whitehall Road, from its junction with Back Lane at New Farnley, to Drighlington.
- From Drighlington, the riders will cross into Kirklees and then head over the Pennines into Manchester.
Leeds City Council will be keeping people fully updated about the planning involved to host the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, including road closures and other traffic management measures.
Following its visit to Leeds, the Grand Départ of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will run from Manchester to Sheffield on July 31 before finishing in London on August 1.
The event will make Leeds the first place outside mainland Europe to host the start of stage one of a Grand Départ for both the men’s Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
Councillor James Lewis, leader of Leeds City Council, said: "The Grand Départ of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift promises to be a great occasion for Leeds and one that will raise our profile on the international sporting stage while also delivering a boost to the local economy.
“Today’s announcement of further route details is a reminder that the countdown to July 30 is well and truly on, with a huge amount of planning and preparation work already taking place.
“As part of that work, we will be doing our utmost to ensure residents and businesses have all the information they need about the arrangements for the day.
“People in Leeds are famed for the passionate support they show when the city hosts major sporting events and I’m sure this one will be no different. Roll on next July!”
You can see the full map HERE.
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Danny Jones -
14th August 2026 
