Premier League Emerging Girls Talent Football Tournament
To celebrate 30 years of the Premier League, the Premier League Primary Stars (PLPS) programme invited schools from across the capital to represent their respective London clubs in an Under-11 Girls’ tournament, which took place at Gunnersbury Parks Sports Hub on Thursday 22nd September.
The Premier League Trophy and Women's UEFA Women's EURO 2022 Trophy were present together for the first time to mark the partnership and Ellen White and Anita Asante were also in attendance to take part in Q&As with the participants of the girls tournament.
They said:
"We really hope the legacy of us winning the Euros is to empower people to live out their dreams and to want to play football and be active," said the Lionesses' record goalscorer White, who was the spearhead of the victorious EURO 2022 side.
"Seeing the amount of girls playing and the smiles on their faces is just incredible.
"The investment from the Premier League is significant and an amazing opportunity which provides access for more young girls to play. Hopefully it means the women’s game will continue to grow and grow.
"This is all about the next generation of girls being given the accessibility and opportunity to play football in safe and fun environments."
Preeti Shetty, Director at Brentford FC said, “I am very excited that we are holding an event like this at Gunnersbury Park, it is great to see the Premier League and the FA continuing to invest money into the female game providing a pathway for girls like we see here today and making more opportunities available for them.
“After the incredible win that the Lionesses had at the recent Euro’s there are a lot more role models for these girls, and emerging talent centres like Gunnersbury Park along with tournaments like this give them the chance to show what they can do and see how far they can go in football.”
Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub is one of the largest outdoor sporting facilities in London and was made possible thanks to a £4m investment from the Football Foundation, funded by the Premier League, The FA and Government.
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