Live bar April 4 news UEFA official news, the 21-22 season of grassroots football awards in the "best amateur club" award, was awarded to a nearly century-old amateur club from Belgium "FC Ik Dien".
FC Ik Dien was founded in 1924 and coordinates are located in the city of Edchem in antwerpen, Belgium. They received the Best Amateur Club Award for their contributions to the local community, which provides a grassroots football environment for local men, women, boys and girls, and has their own Rainbow Month campaign to promote diversity and equality among the more than 800 members to which they belong.
Despite the impact of the pandemic on events across Europe, Ik Dien has been committed to providing opportunities for people of all ages to play soccer, designing walking football programs for veterans, organizing youth events for young players, who also attach great importance to the development of women's football, joining UEFA's organiser programme and hosting 'Girls' Soccer Festivals locally.
Speaking about the award, the club board members said: "This is a proud club and we already have almost 700 members and 120 volunteers. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of age, gender, talent, color, or creed. We train to win, but we play for fun. Winning the UEFA Grassroots Award is a huge recognition of all the efforts made in the club's almost 100-year history. ”
UEFA President Ceferin said: "The choice of the UEFA Grassroots Football Awards has always been an inspiring task, and he has shown that the impressive, inclusive and noteworthy football projects of various football associations and clubs across Europe often have an impact beyond the sport itself. ”
What is the UEFA Grassroots Football Awards?
Established in 2010 to recognise outstanding achievements below the european elite level, the Grassroots Football Awards have brought to the fore the many unsung heroes whose dedication has enabled the sport to continue to grow and lay the foundation for the sport's future growth.
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