Plantation Primary & Cowley College to represent LFC
Plantation Primary and Cowley International College won the opportunity to represent Liverpool FC at the eighth annual Premier League Schools Tournament after beating off fierce competition from other local schools.
Plantation Primary will enter in the U11 mixed competition while Cowley International College will compete in the U13 division for girls.
The Premier League Schools Tournament is all about increasing participation in football for boys and girls, and offers schools nationwide the chance to team up with their local Premier League club. Each of the 20 Premier League clubs stage their own regional competition to select a school to represent them in the finals, which will be held at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, 20 May.
Over 10,000 young footballers from more than 1,300 schools will take part, with the teams aiming to reach the Etihad. An expected 1,000 spectators will fill the seats of the famous stadium to see the Premier League Schools Tournament champions crowned and presented with a replica Premier League trophy.
All the students participating on the day will receive an authentic Premier League experience - wearing their Premier League club kit, using the Manchester City dressing rooms, and walking out of the tunnel to the Premier League anthem, and even having their matches refereed by Premier League match officials.
The Schools Tournament will feature on a special episode of BBC Match of the Day Kickabout airing on 24 May at 7:30am.
You can follow news on Twitter with hashtag #plschools.