Prince William has revealed his son, Prince Louis, supports five different teams as he kicks off a new partnership with a street football charity in Scotland.
The Prince of Wales joined in with football practice in Leith run by Street Soccer Scotland – an organisation which uses sport to help people experiencing poor mental health, addiction, homelessness and isolation.
As part of the partnership, Royal Foundation will fund a range of initiatives at the charity’s branch in Leith.
During his visit on Wednesday, Prince William suggested bringing the Aston Villa captain – who also leads the Scottish national side – along next time.
The Prince of Wales meets with Street Soccer Scotland founder and CEO David Duke (left). Credit: Credit: PA
“Maybe I should bring John McGinn… might have to wait till he retires – we’ll put it in the pipeline,” he told a young girl at the training session.
The Aston Villa fan also told youngsters that Prince Louis isn’t as loyal to his team because he “supports five different teams now”.
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Street Soccer Scotland was founded by David Duke in 2009 to deliver free football-themed training and personal development programmes.
Since then, more than 25,000 people have engaged in sessions across Scotland, according to the charity.
The Royal Foundation grant will be put towards renovating the community centre and funding more outreach community work, as well as, creating Leith United – a collaboration with Leith Community Centre and YMCA Edinburgh.
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