McDonald’s has launched a new Fun Football programme which will provide more than a million 5–11 year-olds with the opportunity to enjoy free football coaching in the UK.
The new programme will deliver over 10.5 million hours of Fun Football over the course of the next four years making it the largest grassroots participation programme in the UK. The programme will be delivered in collaboration with the Irish FA, Scottish FA, The Football Association of Wales and a network of national coaching providers.
The launch of the new programme was celebrated at the National Football Museum with McDonald’s Fun Football ambassadors hosting some of the first of the one million children set to enjoy Fun Football over the next four years. Manchester City and England star Jack Grealish, Arsenal and England striker Beth Mead, former England defender Micah Richards, former Team GB and England Cerebral Palsy football captain Jack Rutter and Liverpool and England midfielder, Jordan Henderson, joined 30 boys and girls as they participated in a special Fun Football session outside the iconic landmark in Manchester.
