Football & other sport

Football and sport

Many of the children that Chance UK works with are young boys for whom sport (especially football) is very important.

Below are a few links to websites that might be of interest to your child.

Newsround - sport
Sport section of CBBC's Newsround website for children

BBC Football
The BBC's football regularly updated news website.

Arsenal FC
Arsenal FC's website with players, statistics and more

Tottenham Hotspur FC
Website for Tottenham or Spurs, with players, ticket info and news.

Chelsea FC
Chelsea's website with news, players and statistics.

Rough guide to Arsenal

Most of Chance UK's children support Arsenal, so here are a few key facts about the north London team for mentors who aren't obsessed with football!

- they play at the Emirates stadium, which has a capacity of 60,000 - they finished 3rd in the Premiership in 2007-8 season
- they reached the Champions League quarter finals in the same season, before being knocked out by Liverpool
- their most famous players are strikers Emmanuel Adebayor, Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie, and midfielders Cesc Fabregas, Alexander Hleb and Thomas Rosicky.
- their bitter rivals are north London team Tottenham Hotspur aka Spurs.
- their manager, Arsene Wenger, has managed the club for the last 12 years.