England, who have secured a knockout berth with a game to spare, yesterday cancelled their official FIFA U-17 World Cup training, and instead got down to community work
England, who have secured a knockout berth with a game to spare, yesterday cancelled their official FIFA U-17 World Cup training, and instead got down to community work. The high-flying 'Young Lions' headed to the Newtown School to share their knowledge with children from various backgrounds. "It was about doing some community work as it's really important that the players give something back," England chief coach Steve Cooper said.
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"We've come here and it's important we show a little bit of respect and it's important that we learn a bit about the part of the world that we've come to." The England players discussed both the game and their lives with the children and also spoke about their training methods. They gave invaluable tips to the budding Kolkata junior players on all aspects of the game. "We've absolutely loved being in Kolkata, the support and the people around the training ground and the hotel," Cooper added. Apart from the boys and girls of the Newtown School, children came from two UK-supported projects — the Kolkata Goalz programme and the British Council's DOSTI Sports for Peace Programme.
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