Manchester City have launched a campaign to encourage more girls to play football whatever their background.
The #SameGoals social media campaign – which involves City’s Georgia Stanway – is encouraging girls to send in footage that shows them scoring – or saving – a goal.
The goal can be scored – or saved – anywhere using any kind of ball.
And for every video the Club receives they will send out a limited-edition football so that every girl can keep playing and growing their passion for the game.
To enter, videos should be uploaded to Twitter or Instagram tagging @ManCity and using #SameGoals.
Full terms and conditions apply and videos must be posted by 5pm BST on April 30, 2018.
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Commenting on the launch of #SameGoals, Steph Houghton, Manchester City captain, said:
“My first memories of football are kicking a ball about on the playground.
“You really can play anywhere once you have a ball, which is why Same Goals is such an exciting initiative. We’re getting girls to give football a try and providing them with a ball so they can keep practising.
“Inspiring the next generation of players is important to us as a team, to be considered role models is an honour and we hope what we do today can make a difference.
“It all begins with a ball and from there anything is possible.”
Gavin Makel, Head of Women’s Football, added:
“With the launch of #SameGoals, we want to ensure girls have access to the one tool they need to practise every day and to show them that they too can dream of one day pulling on that sky blue shirt and becoming a professional footballer.
“Manchester City have a longstanding commitment to growing girls’ participation in football and when we re-launched the women’s team in 2014, grassroots and youth development was outlined as one of our key objectives.
“We have made a lot of strides in that area, both through our City in the Community programmes and with the establishment of our girls’ academy in 2016. We are delighted that with Same Goals we have the opportunity to inspire even more young girls to get involved in football.”
In January, the Club launched Same City, Same Passion to promote women’s football and highlight that the similarities between men’s and women’s football are far greater than the differences. To build on the success of that campaign, Manchester City want to inspire the next generation of players.
Participants can also keep practising by finding a club or programme near them by following any of the following links or visiting their local football association:
- City’s rivals Manchester United announced this week that they would be finally forming a women’s team and applying to join the Women’s Championship (second tier of the Women’s game) following next season’s restructuring of the women’s game.