UCFB News

As the football season drew to a close, applicants and current students at both UCFB campuses joined staff from both UCFB and Burnley Football Club on the hallowed pitch at the historic Turf Moor in this year’s momentous annual Soccer 7s tournament.

A superb platform for 2015/16 applicants to gain a true insight into life at UCFB, prospective and current students were able to realise their dreams by playing on the immaculate pitch that hosted memorable Premier League fixtures this season.

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Former England & Everton goalkeeper and UCFB Ambassador, Rachel Brown-Finnis, has created a podcast to discuss her media role with the BBC and other broadcasters during the upcoming Women’s World Cup.

The recently retired Everton star also offered her predictions, including those of her former England teammates for the major tournament in Canada. She also discussed the developments in British women’s football and wider sports over the past decade, in particular since the influential London 2012 Olympics.

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UCFB students of both campuses recently had the privilege of receiving a guest speaker session from BBC sports presenter and authority on all things sport, Gabby Logan.

The four-time Sports Presenter of the Year gave an exclusive, up-close and personal session at the UCFB Wembley campus, streamed live simultaneously to students in UCFB Burnley. The internationally-renowned broadcaster then answered questions from students at both campuses, as well as guests including former England & Everton goalkeeper and UCFB Ambassador Rachel Brown-Finnis.

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Lara Owen, Business Development Executive at UCFB Wembley, is delighted to have been selected for the England Lacrosse team’s upcoming Hamburg Invitational Tournament, and is looking forward to making her full international debut for her country in a sport that she’s extremely passionate about.

A lacrosse player since the age of 10, Lara played throughout her time at university and into her career at UCFB. In 2010, she was called up to the England national team training camp, of which she...

UCFB Wembley and Burnley students and staff recently displayed their commitment to charity by taking a brave leap of faith in bungee jumps across the UK, in the process raising an impressive £3,435 for Breast Cancer Care.

UCFB Burnley students and staff began proceedings on Sunday 12th April, taking the plunge and diving into The Abyss. The daredevil participants travelled to the Magna Science Adventure Centre in South Yorkshire to take part in the indoor charity bungee jump in semi-darkness, organised...

UCFB Wembley’s Men’s First Team footballers have been crowned league champions in their inaugural season, with a perfect record of six wins in six games.

Dominating the BUCS South Eastern 8A division, the title-winning campaign for UCFB Wembley included impressive victories over Tottenham Hotspur, London School of Economics and Brighton, leaving them five points clear at the top with a goal difference of +23.

In a season that also saw both the Men and Women’s First Teams reach the quarter finals of...

UCFB is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with TalkSPORT, the world’s leading sports radio network, which will grant UCFB students with the unique opportunity to gain industry experience in a busy, state-of-the-art sports broadcasting studio. As the world’s largest sports radio station and the Global Audio Partner of the Premier League, TalkSPORT is the ideal partner to provide UCFB students with real-life sports media and broadcasting experience and thus further increase their employability upon graduation.

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Following another successful football season UCFB Burnley, the Men’s First Team were crowned the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Northern 6C Football League champions following a 5-0 victory against Keele University in a momentous final match of the 2014/15 season.

Captain Sam Swanton led an impressive effort whilst third year student Danny Walsh ensured a perfect leaving present by scoring in what was his final game playing for UCFB. Other goal scorers included second year student, Jake Osgathorpe and first...

UCFB Wembley students were recently treated to an exclusive guest lecture and Q&A from the voice of British football, Martin Tyler. Students were delighted to gain an insight into the life of the man that was crowned ‘Commentator of the decade’ in 2007 and whose voice continues to be heard commentating around the globe today.

With a football commentary career spanning several decades, Tyler has worked for world-renowned sports broadcasting organisations including Sky Sports, Premier League Productions, ESPN, NBC and Australian...