The inaugural Chelsea FC Foundation Soccer School at La Manga Club has been hailed as an overwhelming success, and places are set to be in high demand when the next two junior academies take place at the Spanish resort this summer – with prices starting from €295 per person.

Boys and girls aged from six to 16 from all over the UK and Europe gathered at the famous resort in Murcia, south-east Spain, over Easter for the chance to train using the same methods the Chelsea Foundation employs around the world.

The summer Chelsea Foundation soccer schools will be held at La Manga Club from July 2-14 and from August 20 to September 1 and are expected to be equally as popular – with all participants receiving up to three hours' daily training from the Foundation's team of expert coaches as well as an array of other Chelsea Foundation training items.

Chelsea FC Foundation coach Matt Wilder said: “It was a fantastic opening week for the Chelsea FC Foundation and La Manga Club Academy, with more than forty boys and girls being put through their paces on the Fifa-regulated pitches. 

“The standard was very good and we had the opportunity to invite one of the boys to our Foundation Development Centres back in England. "We look forward to the next soccer school and plenty more in the future.”

Prices to attend the summer academies start from €295 (approx £260) per person for a week-long training programme, while a family of four can book a seven-night stay in a two-bedroom apartment in the resort's four-star Las Lomas Village including two soccer school places from €1,413 (approx £1,225).

Boasting extensive facilities including eight Fifa-approved grass pitches, the resort is a popular choice as a destination for domestic and international teams seeking a warm-weather football training break.

In addition, La Manga Club is the official overseas training base of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and offers unrivalled facilities as a sports and leisure destination including three 18-hole golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and a 2,000sqm Wellness Centre. It also offers the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 15 bars and restaurants. 

For more details on the Chelsea FC Foundation Soccer School at La Manga Club and to book, go to https://lamangaclub.com/en/chelsea-fc-foundation-soccer-school  

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About La Manga Club

Located in a magnificent natural environment next to Calblanque National Park and the Mediterranean Sea, with a mild year-round climate and enjoying exceptional security and privacy, the exclusive resort of La Manga Club (Los Belones, Cartagena, Murcia) offers luxury, leisure and sport in the same place, and is set just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour away from Alicante.  Founded in 1972, the resort now covers an area of 566 hectares  containing accommodation, professional sports facilities, relaxation zones, first-class redevelopment and a private community of 2,300 residents, in a region which boasts more than 350 days' of sun and is surrounded by natural parks and untouched beaches. 

La Manga Club's extensive facilities include:

- A five-star hotel: Hotel Príncipe Felipe 5*

- Tourist apartments: Las Lomas Village 4*

- Luxury villas

- Three 18-hole golf courses

- A 28-court tennis centre

- Eight FIFA-sized football pitches

- 2,000m2 Wellness Centre  

- The resort's famous La Cala beach and restaurant, overlooking the Mediterranean 

- More than 15 bars and restaurants

Additionally, there is the opportunity to rent a property, purchase a plot of land or buy any of the villas already available that have been built on the complex, and benefit from the services and commodities that a five-star hotel has to offer, such as the sports facilities on the resort. With the variety of activities and facilities available, La Manga Club has firmly established itself as one of the best sports and leisure destination resorts in Europe, and has been the proud recipient of a host of prestigious international awards and accolades over the last four decades.

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