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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

‘In our DNA’: Celtic deepen London ties with girls’ football initiative

Players and coaches from Dulwich Village Football Club pose for a team photo during a tournament hosted by the Celtic FC Foundation in Brixton.
Players and coaches from Dulwich Village Football Club pose for a team photo during a tournament hosted by the Celtic FC Foundation in Brixton. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

You would not expect to find coaches from the Celtic FC Foundation in Brixton. But even the torrential rain in south London has not stopped them and four local teams from turning out to help launch a programme that will provide girls and young women from underprivileged backgrounds in the local area with a chance to play football.

It is one of several initiatives established since the foundation began working in London to mark Celtic’s 125th anniversary in 2013. Another, based in Hackney, called Breaking Barriers helps integrate refugee and asylum-seeking communities through the sport.

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