City Soccer and Manchester City FC come to Washington!
On 2 April, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Washington, Philip Barton, took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new state-of-the art, all-weather artificial turf football field for one of the most heavily used fields in Washington, located at Marie H. Reed Elementary School. A gift from the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and Manchester City Football Club, Barclays English Premier League Champions, the field is a sign that football, a GREAT British sport, is gaining popularity in the US. Through the &ldquo;City Soccer in the Community&rdquo; program, this field will provide after-school soccer coaching for local children to engage in sport.&nbsp;
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