Penne for your thoughts? | The MAN v FAT Newsround 24th Aug

Everyday heroes, the underdogs, home gyms, the most important meal of the day – and then some! The MAN v FAT Newsround August 24th From the MAN v FAT Football leagues Firstly, I want to give a big well done to Matt Barber from the Weston league. Last week Matt did an amazing and honourable thing; […]

The incredible unbeaten bulks | The MAN v FAT Newsround 17th Aug

A scales league-winning, 11-a-side-playing, ritual-following, motivation-finding, spinach-eating feast for the eyes. Don’t forget to tell us what you think over on the forums. The MAN v FAT Newsround August 17th From the MAN v FAT Football leagues West Brom’s ‘Incredible Bulks’ are currently smashing it with 22(!) consecutive wins in the scales league. Amazing. An 11-a-side […]

Heatwave food hacks | Newsround 10th Aug

The heat isn’t stopping and neither are we. Muscle cramps, man-boobies and motivation. Let’s do this. From the MAN v FAT Football leagues The Manchester league has a new coach as Dan takes over from the Mighty Sven, who is moving back to Australia. As Dan mentions in his introductory post, Sven will be greatly missed […]

MAN v FAT Football St George’s Park on the One Show! | Newsround

This week we’re talking SGP, how to cut back on fizzy pop, those naughty off-limit foods and acronyms that you usually only hear in the gym… From the MAN v FAT Football St George’s Park tournament Borehamwood talking to The One Show Borehamwood were crowned MAN v FAT Football national champions on Saturday at the MAN […]

Things we learned in July

We’re at the end of July, meaning we’re inching closer to autumn and the promise of cooler weather. Obviously, when it is colder we will be desperate for a heatwave, but my melting brain cannot comprehend that right now. This month has been another good ‘un, with fab podcasts, posts and amazing competitions, including MAN v […]

The MAN v FAT Newsround 27/7

Dressing to impress, Doritos, epic footy adventures and channelling your inner Boy Scout by always being prepared: this Newsround’s got it all. From the MAN v FAT Football leagues Failure is just an opportunity to try again – and to prance around in a pink tutu for a little while for the Salad Dodgers of […]

The MAN v FAT Football Good Guys: Newsround 20/7

MAN v FAT newsround July 20

Ahh, we do love to hear of MAN v FAT Football players doing good and raising money for charity. It’s a regular occurrence and we’re so pleased to have such brilliant guys in the leagues. Also in this week’s news: new low-cal ice cream flavours and why getting online could be good for your weight […]

Eat nuts for your nuts #MVFNewsround

Beetroot blood, Cardiac-Locomotor Synchronization, chewing gum and sperm. Thankfully, the last two are not connected. Intrigued? Welcome to this week’s Newsround. From the MAN v FAT Football leagues Have our brave lads inspired you to get (back) into football? They’re not coming home with the trophy but you can’t deny that they’ve done amazingly well […]

Thin Hobnobs are here and they’re 31 calories each!

This week the thing we’re most excited about is thin Hobnobs that are just 31 calories each. We’re not sponsored by Hobnobs, (although they are very welcome to do so and pay us in biscuits) we’re just big fans of biscuits and rejoice in anything that cuts calories – even if we do then use this […]

Mini McFlurry excitement | MAN v FAT Newsround 29/6/2018

Hot heads, hot weather, running, sleeping and the new mini McFlurry. Hmm, I know which ones I prefer. Take a read and tell us what you think. Mini McFlurry excitement and more… From the MAN v FAT Football leagues A very big well done to coach Roger and MVFFer Joe who took time out of this […]