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Real Madrid Open Soccer School Near Lloyd Park in Croydon Press Coverage Pre Event 15 March 2017 http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/real-madrid-set-to-open-football-school-in-croydon/story-30203553- detail/story.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4315610/Real-Madrid-open-soccer-school-England.html https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/the-cedars-school-1072661 https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/3094189/real-madrid-open-uk-search-for-the-next-cristiano-ronaldo-in- croydon/ http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/15157641.Real_Madrid_to_open_soccer_school_in_Croydon/ http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/15157641.Real_Madrid_to_open_soccer_school_in_Croydon/ http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/15157641.Will_the_next_Cristiano_Ronaldo_be_found__Real_Madrid_to _open_soccer_school_in_Croydon/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/real-madrid-open-first-uk-10033183 https://twitter.com/GoodSchoolsUK/status/842073995222556672 https://www.netmums.com/croydon/whats-on/view/real-madrid-social-soccer-school http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=269677 Press Coverage Post Event 23 March 2017 onwards http://news.croydon.gov.uk/beststart/ http://www.itv.com/news/london/2017-03-22/real-madrid-opens-first-british-football-school-in-croydon/ http://www.swlondoner.co.uk/european-giants-real-madrid-croydon-next-cristiano-ronaldo/ http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/03/the-real-madrid-foundation-presents-the-first-socio-sporting- school-to-open-in-the-uk http://www.espnfc.co.uk/club/real-madrid/86/blog/post/3088110/real-madrid-arrive-in-uk-as-youngsters- taught-to-live-and-play-the-real-madrid-way https://insidecroydon.com/2017/03/23/real-madrid-hero-butragueno-kicks-off-social-sports-school/ http://m.eurasiadiary.com/en/news/sport/118820-real-madrid-to-open-their-first-soccer-school-in-england-for- economically-and-socially-disadvantaged-youths http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/15177449.Real_Madrid_open_soccer_school_in_Croydon/ http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/croydon/real-madrid-open-soccer-school-in-croydon/ http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/15177449.Real_Madrid_open_soccer_school_in_Croydon/ http://news.radiojackie.com/2017/03/real-madrid-opened-its-first-british.html http://www.hnvnews.co.uk/similar-news/1/Real%20Madrid%20open%20soccer%20school%20in%20Croydon https://www.facebook.com/ilovecroydon/ http://www.corazonblanco.com/la_fundacion_real_madrid_presento_la_primera_escuela_sociodeportiva_en_re ino_unido-noticias_del_real_madrid-ispyp-1620653.htm http://www.90min.com/vn/posts/4722109-real-madrid-mo-hoc-vien-bong-da-tu-thien-tai-anh http://www.elbernabeu.com/articulo/madridismo/madrid-abre-primera-escuela- inglaterra/20170315203312008742.html https://www.thesun.ie/where/croydon/ https://www.mbnews.one/sports_news_88526.htm http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/real-madrid/20170315/42905838461/real-madrid-escuela- inglaterra.html http://www.capitalbay.news/sports/1126276-real-madrid-to-open-their-first-soccer-school-in-england.html http://loladeville.com/2017/03/15/real-madrid-to-open-their-first-soccer-school-in-england/ http://london.mediavor.com/real-madrid-to-open-first-uk-football-school-in-south-london-to-find-the-next- gareth-bale/ http://news.croydon.gov.uk/real-madrid-football-project-kicked-off-club-star/ http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2017/03/real-madrid-opens-new-football-school-in-croydon/ http://rcsouthwark.co.uk/pilgrim_archive.html Real Madrid are opening their first UK soccer school - in Croydon By Tom_Matthews | Posted: March 15, 2017 0 COMMENTS 23 SHARES Getty image: http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc- images/276430/Article/images/30203553/15906681- large.jpg Emilio Butragueño with Zinedine Zidane at a Read Madrid friendly in 2010 Local youngsters aged between eight and 11 will be able to use the school, and it will be particularly targeted at south London youths who are economically or socially disadvantaged. The project is a partnership between the Foundation, The Cedars and Football for Unity, a non-profit pro-football organisation, with the support of the Kinetic Foundation, a Croydon sports charity that was set up in the wake of the riots in 2011. Butragueño is due to open the school link along with the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and representatives from Croydon Council on Wednesday, March 22. image: http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc- images/276430/binaries/1908588.JPG Real Madrid celebrating their 11th Champions League win Comments (0) Real Madrid are opening a soccer school - their first in the UK - in the borough as part of a partnership with a Croydon school. Club legend Emilio Butragueño, who played for the Spanish giants in the 1980s and 90s, is set to open the "social sport school" at The Cedars School next to Lloyd Park, in South Croydon, next week. The Real Madrid Foundation - the club's charitable arm - already runs such schools elsewhere in the world, but the link with The Cedars School will be the first Real Madrid Foundation Soccer School in the UK. "The aim of the project is to support children and young people by offering them activities to develop their skills, both in sports and relational and social integration," a statement from the foundation, The Cedars School in South Croydon announcing the launch, said. image: http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc- The former striker, who is now Real Madrid's director of images/276430/binaries/real%20madrid%202.png institutional relations, scored 123 goals in 341 games for Madrid and appeared in two World Cups for Spain. The Spanish club, for whom the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale play, are the most successful team in Champions League history but also work with more than 50,000 people in 75 countries worldwide. Read more at http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/real-madrid-set- to-open-football-school-in-croydon/story-30203553- detail/story.html#SC0GwBY2lDBgLqrx.99 Matthew Sherwood CEO PACT Educational Trust is interviewed by Andre Morgan at LBC London News regarding the the Real Madrid Social Sports School South London. Broadcast Date: Wed 22 March 2017. Real Madrid to open their first soccer school in England for economically and socially disadvantaged children Real Madrid will open their first soccer school in England later this month Club legend Emilio Butragueno will open the 'social sport school' in Croydon The school will be targeted at local youngsters between the ages of eight and 11 By James Dutton For Mailonline PUBLISHED: 09:51, 15 March 2017 | UPDATED: 12:07, 15 March 2017 Real Madrid could be unearthing the next Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale from the shores of the UK. The European champions are to open their first soccer school in England as part of a partnership with a school in Croydon, south London. Club legend Emilio Butragueno, who starred during the 1980s and 90s, is set to open the 'social sport school' at The Cedars School later this month. Real Madrid will hope to unearth the next Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale in this school. It also has the support of the Kinetic Foundation, a Croydon sports charity established in the wake of the 2011 London riots. The school will be opened by Butragueno along with the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and representatives from Croydon Council on March 22. European champions Real Madrid are to open their first soccer school in England The Real Madrid Foundation runs such schools across the world, with this their first in the British Isles A statement said: 'The aim of the project is to support children and young people by offering them activities to develop their skills, both in sports and relational and social integration. The school will be targeted at economically and socially disadvantaged youths between the ages of eight and 11 The project is a partnership between the Foundation, The Cedars and Football for Unity, a non-profit pro-football organisation. Club legend Emilio Butragueno will help open the 'social sport school' later this month MADE IN CROYDON Real Madrid open UK search for the next Cristiano Ronaldo in Croydon London borough has decent track record with Roy Hodgson, Ian Wright and Wilfried Zaha emerging from its ranks Croydon in South London will host a Real Madrid by Geoff Sweet academy 15th March 2017, 11:07 am Updated: 15th March 2017, 11:57 Former England boss Roy Hodgson, and Crystal am Palace stars Wilfried Zaha and Jason Puncheon amongst them, who were born or grew up there. REAL MADRID are opening their first football school in the UK to find the next Cristiano But nothing like the likes of Ronaldo or Gareth Bale. Ronaldo… in Croydon. Los Blancos, who have also seen both Ronaldos, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo and David Croydon has spawned a number of international Beckham grace the Bernabeu in recent times, are set managers and Premier League players. to open the academy in south London next week. Former England boss Roy Hodgson is a Croydon boy Ian Wright was a key product of south-west London Cristiano Ronaldo… can Real find another one like him? Bolton midfielder who began his career with Wimbledon Carlton Cole – former Celtic, West Ham and Chelsea centre forward Steve Kember – ex-Crystal Palace and Leicester City star who also managed Palace Butragueño is due to open the school link along with the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and representatives from Croydon Council on March 22. Former striker, Butragueño, now Real Madrid’s director of institutional relations, scored 123 goals in Wilfried Zaha was brought up in Croydon 341 games for Madrid and appeared in two World Club legend Emilio Butragueño, who played for the Cups for Spain. Spanish giants in the 1980s and 90s, is set to open the “social sport school” at The Cedars School. Croydon is hardly known for its football history with its main club Croydon FC, known as ‘The Trams’, sitting in the non-league Southern Counties East League Premier Division. The Real Madrid Foundation – the club’s charitable arm – already runs schools around the world.
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