News in brief: Van Ginkel’s title win, Chelsea & Fulham youngsters shine for England, Judge wins awards
Marco van Ginkel
The on-loan Chelsea midfielder celebrated winning the Dutch title with PSV Eindhoven on Sunday. The 23-year-old played in central midfield as PSV won 3-1 at PEC Zwolle, while Ajax – who started the final day top of the table – could only draw.
Chelsea
The deadline for Blues fans wishing to renew season tickets for the 2016-17 campaign is Friday (13 May) at 5pm.
If after the deadline for renewals passes there are season tickets available, they will be offered for purchase to members on a loyalty-point basis using the current season’s points.
Alan Judge
The injured midfielder has won Brentford’s players’ player of the year and supporters’ player of the year awards.
Judge scored 14 goals in 39 games for the Bees this season prior to breaking his leg against Ipswich last month. Liverpool loanee Sergi Canos won the goal of the season prize for his strike at Reading.
Fulham
George Williams and Jazz Richards have both been named in the 28-man Wales squad for their pre-European Championship training camp in Portugal.
Trevor Chalobah
The Chelsea teenager captained England to a 2-0 win over France in their second match of the European Under-17 Championships.
Blues team-mates Jared Thompson, Dujon Sterling and Mason Mount also started, as did Fulham pair Ryan Sessegnon and Dennis Adeniran.
Jay DaSilva and Adetayo Edun
Chelsea defender Da Silva and Fulham midfielder Edun have both been named in the England Under-18 squad for two matches against South Korea next month.
The two sides will meet at the Icheon City Stadium, just outside of the Korean capital Seoul, on Friday 3 June and Sunday 5 June.
Football League Family Excellence Award
Brentford, Fulham and QPR are among the 44 Football League clubs to have received the award, which recognises the experienced provided by clubs for young fans and families.
During each season, clubs are independently assessed to see if they meet a benchmark standard, with more than 60 per cent successful this year.
Wealdstone
The National League South club will host a Premier League legends side in pre-season after winning a competition to find non-League football’s best goal celebration.
The Stones won most votes ahead of league rivals Chelmsford, Truro and Whitehawk, and National League side Torquay, and have scooped a £10,000 cash prize for the ‘dentist chair’ impersonation by fan Gordon Hill, known as the Wealdstone Raider.
More information on the match, which has provisionally been organised for 17 July, will be revealed nearer the time, but the club believe it could help raise a further £40,000.
Kyle Sinckler
The uncapped Harlequins prop has been named in a 26-man England squad for a training camp at Brighton College between 17 and 19 May. Danny Care, Chris Robshaw, Joe Marler, Mike Brown, Marland Yarde and Jack Clifford are also involved.
Middlesex
The second XI shared the spoils in two T20s played against Glamorgan. Middlesex won the first by 43 runs, thanks in part to half-centuries from Max Holden (54) and Ryan Higgins (52).
In the second match, Nathan Sowter took 3-31 but Glamorgan won by 11 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis Method, after rain brought play to an early finish.
John Warr
The former Middlesex captain, known as JJ Warr, has died at the age of 88.
Ealing-born Warr played 260 first-class matches for the county between 1949 and 1960, scoring 2,744 runs and taking 703 wickets.
His best bowling figures were 9-65, against Kent at Lord’s in August 1956, and he played two Tests for England in Australia in 1951. He went on to become a trustee of the MCC and president in 1987-88, and flags at Lord’s were flown at half-mast on Monday.
