09/12/2025
Football Excellence Europe Trip Update 3
We have now completed the 3rd leg of this amazing experience. After flying from Madrid to chilly Manchester, we settled into our new hotel, Bolton Whites Hotel, which is actually attached to Bolton Wanderers Football Stadium.
This part of our trip has provided us with the opportunity to train with Liverpool FC, Everton FC and Aston Villa FC. These outstanding sessions have really shown the rapid development of our players during the trip so far. We also had the opportunity to tour Etihad Stadium, Old Trafford Stadium and Anfield. All were really informative guided tours which gave students a great insight into the long history of these clubs.
We had the opportunity to play some games against Cherrybrook AFC on a cold, wet afternoon in Wigan. Both of our teams came away with wins, U17 2-1 and U16 4-1.
We've also done some sightseeing in Machester and Liverpool with opportunities to try some traditional English food at the Liverpool Christmas Markets.
The fun doesn't stop as we head off to our last leg of the trip, London!!