West Midlands football clubs join together for the Premier League Disability Football Festival

It's being held today at Wolves FC training ground.

Author: Hannah RichardsonPublished 26th Jun 2024

Wolves Foundation have been hosting a Premier League Disability Football Festival at the club’s Compton Park Training Ground.

It's been set up to help build children's confidence through sport and build friendships.

Around 22 clubs have been involved in the tournament including teams from Aston Villa Foundation, The Albion Foundation and Sky Blues in the Community (Coventry City), but also as far afield as Manchester United Foundation, Liverpool FC Foundation and Cardiff City Foundation.

In total 27 teams took part across the two age groups -U12s and U16s-, with around 270 children involved from across the country.

Oscar plays for the Wolves Foundation and said: "We're just all having a get together and playing football and this is my second time doing it.

"It's just as good as it was last year, I wish they did this every month because it's just so much fun."

Organiser, Luke, from Wolves Foundation said: "This is the grassroots of it, this is the opportunities that they don't get.

"To give them the chance to play at facilities like this and teams, it's something great that they can look back on later in life."

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