The Premier League is launching “More Than a Game,” a campaign to showcase its investment in all levels of football and its impact on local communities. The Premier League’s financial support covers all 92 Premier League and English Football League (EFL) clubs and 72 National League clubs, as well as women’s and girls’ football and the grassroots game.
Upon launching the campaign, the Premier League released key numbers on the assistance delivered across the country. Over the current three-year broadcast rights cycle (2022/23–2024/25), the League has committed to investing £1.6 billion (€1.9bn) to the wider game and communities, of which £400 million (€468m) to projects for, among other things, the development of facilities and community and education programs. The Premier League claims this is “the biggest voluntary contribution to communities and other good causes of any football league in the world.”
Through the Premier League Stadium Fund, £192.7 million (€225.4m) has been invested in improving the clubs’ stadiums and facilities in the EFL, National League System and Women’s Football Pyramid since 2000. More than 5,630 grants have been awarded to 1,083 clubs in 114 leagues. In addition, the Premier League is investing £21 million (€24.6m) in women’s and girls’ football over the 2022/25 period, of which £10.5 million (€12.3m) for the grassroots game. There are now 73 Girls’ Emerging Talent Centres (ETCs), which have helped increase the number of young female players in England by 187 percent, from 1,722 to nearly 5,000, in under two years.
Along with The FA and the Government, the Premier League poured £1.04 billion (€1.22bn) into the Football Foundation, which supported 69,800 teams in the 2022/23 season. This investment provided more than 71,650 grants to improve grassroots sporting facilities and for other projects that promote the game throughout England.
The Premier League is investing £5 million (€5.8m) over the next two seasons to strengthen the bond between clubs, fans and local communities. Grants are being made available to clubs in the Premier League, EFL, National League, FA Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship.
The Premier League also provides funding to deliver community programs. Today, the independent Premier League Charitable Fund (PLCF), established in 2010, supports 106 professional football Club Community Organisations (CCOs) across the Premier League, EFL and National League, to address societal issues and exert a life-changing effect on their local communities. Investment through the PLCF has almost quadrupled in just over a decade, with this season’s funding expected to exceed £36 million (€42.1m). Premier League Kicks, the League’s longest-standing community program, provides young people with access to free weekly football and multi-sport sessions, mentoring and education workshops. This program, which began in the 2006/07 season, is currently being delivered in the most high-need areas by 90 clubs, with the help of 21,000 volunteers.
