Premier League in the community

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A look at how the Premier League connects with local and global communities.

8 March

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Celebrating Luton Town's Premier League community captain

22 February

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How Newcastle are getting more girls into football

Match of the Day pays a visit to the Newcastle United Foundation to find out how the Premier League Kicks programme is getting more girls into football and promoting social inclusion.

5 February

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How Brighton help kids from deprived areas into football

Match of the Day's Liam MacDevitt joins kids in Brighton as they take part in 'Premier League Kicks', delivered by the BHAFC Foundation in partnership with the Premier League.

1 February

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MOTD Community: Arsenal launch a walking football programme for people with Parkinson's

Match of the Day's Liam McDevitt heads to Arsenal to check out their walking football club for people with Parkinson's.

8 January

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How Man Utd help children develop life skills through football

18 December

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How Nottingham Forest are inspiring students

Match of the Day reporter Kimberley Boak visits Samworth academy to find out how students are benefiting from Nottingham Forest's Premier League Inspires programme.

14 December

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How Liverpool are helping local kids beat bullying

Liverpool players Adrian and Luis Diaz drop in on a 'Premier League Inspires' anti-bullying session at Anfield, aimed at bringing schoolchildren together through shared interests.

20 October

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How Everton are supporting the community in Liverpool

Match of the Day reporter Liam MacDevitt visits Finch Farm to see how Everton's first team are showcasing the community work they're doing in Liverpool.

9 October

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How Burnley are helping local children into sport

See how Burnley in the Community is helping children and young people with special educational needs or impairment get into sport.

6 September

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Man City name pitch after trailblazing goalkeeper Alex Williams

Match of the Day's Adam Samuel pays a visit to Manchester City's community pitch to see it renamed in honour of club and community stalwart, Alex Williams.

18 May

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How Spurs are getting the local community moving

Tottenham Hotspur's Ben Davies limbers up with the locals at Broadwater Farm Community Centre, which hosts one of a number of health projects in conjunction with the club.

9 May

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The Newcastle United scheme breaking down barriers

The Newcastle United Foundation runs sessions for refugees in the local community helping them to integrate, break down barriers and have fun.

5 May

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West Ham put on local workshops for young people

Match of the Day's Isaac Fanin drops by to check out West Ham's work in the local community, where the club's foundation helps young people get employment opportunities and new life skills.

14 April

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Creating young podcast stars with Crystal Palace

Match of the Day reporter Adam Samuel visits the Palace for Life Foundation to see how their 'Game On' programme is helping local students become the next podcast superstars.

7 April

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Julen Lopetegui surprises young Wolves fans

Match of the Day's Mark Rhodes finds out how the Wolves Foundation provides young people with a place to play football and learn life lessons, as Julen Lopetegui pays a visit.

31 March

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Premier League Community: Man City are painting Manchester blue for charity

Chris Latchem and Nedum Onuoha paint Manchester blue as part of Manchester City's 'Blue Run' to raise money for their City in the Community charity.

28 March

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Premier League Community: How Everton help mental health

Everton's Tom Davies and Andros Townsend drop in to 'The People's Place' near Goodison Park, where local residents can meet up, see a friendly face and boost their mental health.

5 March

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How Man Utd get children discussing mental health

BBC Sport's Betty Glover visits a Manchester United Foundation session aimed at getting children to open up about mental health.

14 February

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Match of the Day Community Feature: How Southampton are tackling gender stereotypes

Match of the Day takes a look at how Southampton partner with the Premier League Primary Stars initiative to tackle gender bias and stereotyping through education and engagement.

3 February

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Match of the Day: How Leicester City are promoting environmental sustainability

Match of the Day reporter Ben Shires learns about Leicester City's 'Eco-Foxes' environmental sustainability strategy, which gives young people practical experience in combatting climate change.

24 January

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How Leeds Utd help children make the right choices

Leeds United forward Wilfried Gnonto visits Calverley Primary School to join in a session encouraging pupils to make the right choices, run by the club's foundation and the Premier League.

17 January

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How Fulham help refugees settle into London life

BBC Sport's Liam Loftus visits Fulham FC Foundation's Refugee Kicks League, which aims to help refugees establish roots in London through football.

11 November 2022

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Veltman visits Brighton healthy activity initiative

Brighton defender Joel Veltman visits St Bartholomew's Primary School to see some of Albion in the Community's healthy lifestyle activities in action.

4 October 2022

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Nottingham Forest's Lewis O’Brien learns gymnastics with children from a local school

BBC Sport's Miriam Walker-Khan joins Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O'Brien for a gymnastics session at St Ann's Well Academy in the city.

7 September 2022

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Thirty years of Premier League in the community

Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown tells BBC Sport's Liam MacDevitt about his involvement in a Premier League community project which helps children in the Manchester area.

6 May 2022

BBC Sport visits Brentford to find out how the club's community sessions are helping to connect The Bees to young people in the West London area.

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How Brentford is connecting with young people in west London

Match of the Day visits Leeds United's Premier League Kicks programme, which helps bring communities together through football.

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How Leeds Utd are bringing communities together through football

29 April 2022

BBC Sport visits Birmingham to find out how Aston Villa are helping unemployed people to get into a career in the catering industry.

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How Aston Villa are helping people forge a career in catering

22 April 2022

BBC Sport's Betty Glover visits Watford FC's Holiday Activity and Food Programme, with Hornets midfielder Tom Cleverley on hand to help out.

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How Watford help to keep kids healthy and active over the school holidays

14 April 2022

BBC Sport takes a look inside Newcastle United's new foundation facility which has opened just a stone's throw away from St James' Park.

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'A facility for everybody' - Inside Newcastle's new foundation

1 April 2022

Match of the Day visits Burnley, to find out how the club's veterans programmes is serving the local community.

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How Burnley are supporting local veterans

18 March 2022

Match of the Day visits Merseyside to see how Everton are working in the community to help children learn through songs and rapping.

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How Everton are using songs to help children learn

11 March 2022

Match of the Day visits Molineux to find out how Wolves are helping children in their local area become more active, fit and social.

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How Wolves are helping children become more fit and active

22 January 2022

Match of the Day visits Tottenham's N17 Arena, which gives local children access to safe space in which to play football.

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How Tottenham's N17 Arena is helping children get into football

14 January 2022

Staff from Liverpool FC's Youth Works programme tell Liam Loftus how they are rebuilding youth services in the city and providing support to young people and their families.

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Premier League Community: Liverpool FC help to rebuild youth service in the city

19 December 2021

Miriam Walker-Khan visits Southampton to see how a Saints Foundation project is helping the local elderly community to recover from falls, with Francis and Kenzie Benali helping out.

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Premier League Community: How Southampton are helping the elderly to recover from falls

10 December 2021

Miriam Walker-Khan visits Brighton's Albion in the Community project with former Seagulls striker Glenn Murray who lends a hand to help school children learn STEM subjects.

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Premier League Community: How Brighton are using football to improve kids STEM skills

3 December 2021

West Ham's Ben Johnson and former Hammer Leroy Rosenior tell Liam MacDevitt about their mission to help local schoolchildren feel empowered to tackle racism and discrimination.

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How West Ham are helping schoolkids to tackle racism

22 October 2021

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire and goalkeeper Tom Heaton visit local children with special education needs and disabilities to help them get active after lockdown.

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Manchester United's Harry Maguire & Tom Heaton help local kids get active again

27 August 2021

BBC Sport's Liam Loftus visits Leicester City's Urban Foxes initiative to find out how the club are engaging young fans around new Olympic sports such as skateboarding and BMX.

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Premier League Community: Leicester's Urban Foxes are engaging fans with extreme sports

7 January 2021

Watch how Aston Villa are helping children in the community understand how important having healthy eyes can be through their Villa Vision project.

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How Aston Villa are promoting eye health in the community

4 January 2021

Watch how Leeds United are helping to celebrate diversity in the city by working with schools and artists to create murals that tell the stories of the children's backgrounds.

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How Leeds United help the city's schools celebrate diversity

9 November 2020

Match of the Day visits the Palace For Life holiday camp to see how the club is helping local kids stay fed and active during the holidays.

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Match of the Day: How Crystal Palace help keep kids fed and active

2 October 2020

Before lockdown, futsal player Lucindha Lawson visited Brighton and Hove Albion's community project to find out about the 'Albion Goals' initiative.

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How Brighton initiative promotes employment opportunities through football

18 July 2020

After the outbreak of coronavirus in the UK, hospitals were facing the threat of being overwhelmed, so stadiums and arenas like Tottenham Hotspur offered up their facilities to the NHS.

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NFL pitch, concert space and now hospital - Tottenham Hotspur's stadium is doing it all

12 July 2020

Arsenal defender David Luiz surprises a young fan with a gift as part of the Gunners' work in the community helping children during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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David Luiz surprises Arsenal fan on Zoom

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