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Players visit challenge day at Turf Moor

2025-03-12T11:00:00.000Z

ACADEMY SCHOLARS LEARN ABOUT EQUALITY WITH BFCITC

Players visit challenge day at Turf Moor

2025-03-12T11:00:00.000Z

Players visit challenge day at Turf Moor

Five Academy scholars recently visited Burnley FC in the Community’s Premier League Inspires challenge day at Turf Moor.

Anwar Murtesa, Fabio So, Frankie McMahon-Brown, Corey King, and Ben Jordison went along to the stadium as part of the Club’s Academy in the Community programme.

Premier League Inspires uses the power of football to inspire young people aged 11-18 at risk of not reaching their potential.

The main aim is to develop their personal skills and the positive attitudes needed to succeed in life.

Children from All Saints High School Rawtenstall, Burnley High, and Colne Primet Academy gathered to take part in the challenge hosted by BFCitC staff.

Each school had two teams and were tasked with creating a product to promote gender equality in football, in collaboration with the "It's Her Game" campaign.

During the event, Academy scholars were able to learn more about the subject and give their input, as well as talking about their lives as full-time footballers.

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Winger Corey King said: “We listened to a talk about equality in football and it was a good learning experience to hear different opinions from a range of people.

“Burnley FC in the Community is so supportive of local people, and it’s always nice to see what life is like for others.”

BFCitC’s Targeted Interventions Manager Darcie Mclaren-Bailey added: “We’ve been running the Inspires Challenge for years, and it always has a fantastic impact on the young people.

“It challenges them to be passionate, present, and work as a team.

“This year, having players from the academy join us was the cherry on top for our young people.

“With the challenge being directly related to football, it was great for them to spend time with the players and hear their experiences of the football world.”

The winners of the day were All Saints High School, and they will be heading to Wembley Stadium to present their idea later this year.