Young people from the local community enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime as they travelled to Cologne to share their passion for football.
For the second year running, participants from Arsenal in the Community’s Premier League Kicks and Arsenal Women’s Player Development programmes experienced life as aspiring footballers in Germany.
Supported by members of Friends of the Goethe-Institut London, the young people met like-minded peers for joint training sessions and undertook a performance analysis session courtesy of 1. FC Köln.
As well as taking in local attractions and experiencing German life and culture first-hand, the group also went on a tour of the German Sport University Cologne and received a presentation from the German FA about scouting opposition for the national team.