Charter Standard Club live Wembley dream |
The Wembley dream came true for Staffordshire Charter Standard Club – Dragons FC, who were given the chance to play on the hallowed turf as part of The FA / McDonald's National Football Festival in August, along with 53 other Charter Standard Clubs from around the Country. Dragons FC were given this once in a lifetime opportunity after being awarded the ‘Fair Play’ winners at the annual Staffordshire FA Charter Standard Clubs Festival, which was held at Roe Lane in Newcastle in July.
The boys and girls, who all play Mini-Soccer in the under-10s age group, were taking part in the Festival which is just one part of McDonald's commitment to grassroots football in their role as The FA's Community Partner.
Pictured above are Charter Standard Club Dragons FC, on the hallowed Wembley turf with 1966 World Cup hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst. After a morning of competition at nearby Northwick Park with expert coaching from former Manchester United youth team coach Eric Harrison, the teams from all corners of the land headed to Wembley where their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was waiting. Each team played one ten-minute match on one of the four Mini-Soccer pitches set up on the Wembley turf.
Staffordshire FA Football Development Officer Gareth Thomas commented: “It’s fantastic that The Football Association organise such a prestigious event to reward Charter Standard Clubs from around the Country”. He added: “Dragons FC deservedly won the Fair Play award at our annual Charter Standard Clubs festival which resulted in their day out at Wembley, and although we were only able to nominate one team to go to Wembley, it’s fair to say that all of the teams who took part in the festival could have won the award, as the festival was played in a excellent spirit; credit to all teams who took part”.
For more information contact: Gareth Thomas T: 01785 256994 (Option 2)
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