We celebrated one million hours of life-changing Premier League Kicks sessions with a fun-filled tournament in Manchester β½οΈ
#PL winner @WesBrown24 was among the special guests who enjoyed seeing the programme's impact first hand β‘οΈ preml.ge/rl7yx3
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The tournament was part of the Premier League Supports campaign, which is highlighting how world-leading funding is impacting football at all levels and its communities and changing the lives of thousands of people π
Continue to learn more about our other initiatives β¬οΈ
Premier League success means support is distributed across the leagues in England and Wales at all levels across both the men's and women's games π€
This ranges from funding to underpin Academies to the development of pitches and facilities π
The Gunners top the table at Christmas for the first time in 15 years as they chase their fourth #PL title. But reigning champions @ManCity are hot on their heels, Pep Guardiolaβs side trailing by five points.
Players taking the knee β
#PL players will take the knee on matches between 26-28 December as part of the #NoRoomForRacism campaign, amplifying the message that racism has no place in football or in wider society
We asked these football legends about their favourite moments and players in the #PL, to celebrate #PL30 π
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π£ Jamie Redknapp
"The Premier League has done a great job for football, I think it is the best league in the world.
"Blackburn winning the Premier League at Anfield was an amazing day. I was playing for Liverpool, everyone at Anfield wanted Rovers to win instead of Man Utd!"
"My favourite moment is Aguero winning Man City the title in 2011/12, it can't be topped
"Dennis Bergkamp was a genius. If you look at all these flair players you have now, he started it. Thierry Henry brought that sauce, I remember playing against him"
How #PL matches will be different behind closed doors. A guide to the safety measures in place during the match π
πββοΈ If there's only one tunnel at the stadium, the away teamβs players will enter the pitch first, followed by the home team
π When they line up for the #PL anthem, players will now stand in a staggered formation
π Handshakes between the two teams will no longer happen
π Benches will be expanded to enable social-distancing. This includes using seats next to the bench or reallocating seats to provide the required distance
β οΈ Those in the technical area must maintain social-distancing, with zones marked out to guide them