Poppy Atkinson was attending a training session at Kendal Rugby Club, in Cumbria, on Wednesday evening. A 40-year-old man ...

United controlled much of the tempo from the earliest stages, although it took around 13 minutes for either side to craft a ...

SOME of the superstars of European football have paid a tribute following the tragic death of 10-year-old Poppy Atkinson from ...

Manchester United Women paid tribute to Poppy in their FA Cup victory earlier, with dozens of clubs from across the country remembering her as part of a social media campaign started by South ...

Good chance! Rachael Laws has to be switched on as Jas Matthews gives the ball away about 15 yards from the Liverpool box.

A fundraiser for aspiring footballer Poppy Atkinson has doubled a week after she was killed at Kendal Rugby Club.

Poppy died on March 5 following an accident at Kendal Rugby Union Football Club, with the British public showing their support for her family.

Last weekend the world of football held a minute's silence in memory of 10 year-old Poppy Atkinson - now her family hope to create a lasting memorial.

Attendees dressed accordingly: black lipstick, dark eyeshadow, fishnets, tights, spiked silver collars, a variety of facial piercings and hand tattoos, and plenty of Poppy T-shirts from tours past.

Poppy's uncles, Gary Gregory and Thomas Atkinson ... Among the hundreds of tributes left at Kendal Rugby Club this week was a Kendal United shirt signed by friends and fellow players.

Those same footballers have since paid tribute to Poppy following her death. Stanway and her FC Bayern teammates took to social media with a specially created shirt in Poppy's memory. Meanwhile ...

SOME of the superstars of European football have paid  a tribute following the tragic death of 10-year-old Poppy Atkinson from Kendal, led by ...