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'Helping people off the streets through football'

A charity football tournament has been held at Leicester City's training ground for young adults who had recently completed personal development courses.

The Street Soccer Academy National Cup was held at Seagrave for 18 to 30-year-olds who are either homeless, or at risk of homelessness, taking part.

The tournament welcomed 18 teams from across the country, with clubs such as Leicester City, Liverpool and Derby County represented. The event marked the end of a 10-week course delivered by the Street Soccer Foundation, focusing on positive mindset training, employability skills and football coaching.

Keith Mabbutt said he established the foundation in 2015 to use football as a catalyst to tackle youth homelessness.

Trent Hutson went along to Leicester City's Seagrave Training Ground and discovered it's changed the lives of so many of those involved.

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