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Ülker continues to support kids! One hundred two (102) talented kids -- 46 girls and 56 boys -- have been selected to play football the Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp & Training Facility in Riva) from January 26 to February 8, 2015. Scouting took place this past summer in 2014.

At the TFF-Ülker Elite Football Villages in Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facilities in Riva, 12 and 13 year olds have been selected to learn a whole array of different things in addition to football for a whole week.

Expert coaches will help the young athletes to hone their football skills, whilst instilling in them the game’s core values – chivalry, and solidarity. To date, Football Village project has given 4,500 kids the opportunity to do sports and more. Within the past eight years, some 36 boys and 44 girls from the Village have moved on to play on national youth teams.

Yıldız Holding attaches great importance on investing in projects for children and on raising kids who love sports.

The Football Village project allows kids to learn about fair play, how to maintain a balanced diet, how to play chess, drama, how to socialize with others, and above all, how to be lead an active life with sports at the center of that. We [Yıldız Holding] want to expand our talent pool by tapping into our country’s potential. Within the past eight years, we’ve reached out to more than 272,000 children so far via our many Grassroots projects.