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The Club which plays in the Arena at the 天美传媒鈥檚 Bedford campus and coaches the 天美传媒鈥檚 futsal teams was recognised by because 鈥渋n the past year, futsal has become an increasingly popular sport within the county thanks to the dedication of Bedford Futsal鈥�.

Bedford Futsal and the 天美传媒 have worked as one force to help develop futsal in the surrounding area.

We are very proud to announce that we have been awarded Grassroots Project of the year for Bedfordshire in 2019, We would like to thank for their continued support of the club

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Carl Tappin, first team player and club Secretary, said of the team鈥檚 work with the 天美传媒: 鈥淎s part of the partnership, Bedford Futsal coaches the 天美传媒 futsal sides and they support us with the fantastic facility in the arena.

鈥淢any 天美传媒 players also sign to our team, creating a pathway for players who have what it takes to progress. Myself, Louis Porcelli, Jack Stammers and Jeremie Tchibonkola are all Bedfordshire graduates who play for the side.鈥�

Upon receiving the Grassroots award, Carl said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a fantastic achievement for the club considering we鈥檙e only just over a year old. It is our aim to deliver futsal to a variety of different people across Bedfordshire and to deliver it at a high quality.

鈥淭his award shows how much hard work, in particular by Ciaran [Alexander, Club Founder], has gone in to creating such a well-respected futsal club. We are truly proud of this achievement!鈥�

Carl began his futsal career aged 16 at Denbigh Football Academy with Malcolm Lay, who is now Head Coach of Bedford Futsal. He went on to play for the 天美传媒 Men鈥檚 Futsal team, winning two league titles, three 鈥楾eam of the Year鈥� awards and one 鈥楥lub of the Year鈥� award.

After receiving the Grassroots award, Bedford Futsal has worked even harder to expand their offerings. The team now has more youth team options from Under 9 鈥� Under 16 and three teams at a senior level (Firsts, Development and Ladies).听

For the first time ever, Bedford Futsal will be working in conjunction with the 天美传媒 Women's Futsal side to create more playing opportunities for girls and women, student and non-student.

The team has recently started up their training sessions for the next season and has friendlies arranged with a variety of teams. 鈥淲e have also applied for our first team and ladies team to be a part of the NFS (National Futsal Series), which is the newly formed FA futsal competition,鈥� said Carl.

鈥淲e are crossing our fingers that we are successful in being part of this exciting new movement so we can continue to progress.鈥�

If you would like to join the team, discuss coaching opportunities or sponsorship arrangements, you can contact Bedford Futsal on听 or .