Inspiring words from Kieron Achara talking with Caroline Barker on BBC World Service’s Sportshour about the 

 Basketball For Good Cup which ran with Youth Leaders across Europe this summer.

Kieron speaks passionately about the role of athletes and the power of sport to mobilise people to take action.

BBC World Service interview with Kieron Archara

Amy Turner is a Tottenham Hotspur defender, and a Planet League Ambassador. She was born in Sheffield and has played for Manchester United, Liverpool, Lincoln Ladies, Notts County, Sheffield, Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers Belles and Orlando Pride. She has also played for the England national team.

Amy is passionate about biodiversity and nature, plastic pollution, fast fashion and  educating and inspiring the next generation to connect with the climate.

spokesperson for February’s Green Football Weekend

 campaign, she even had a hand in the design of the Cup, currently sat in Manchester United’s museum.

“I'm very passionate about protecting the future of our planet and over recent years I've been trying to live a more sustainable life and taking steps to reduce my own impact and also influence those around me. That's why I'm super excited to be joining Planet League as an Ambassador.”

We are delighted to be working with Amy and she’s going to be sharing lots more over the coming months.

Amy Turner becomes a Planet League Ambassador

Funzo Ojo is a Port Vale midfielder and vice-captain, and a Planet League ambassador. He moved to the UK from his native Belgium in 2017. He played for Scunthorpe, Aberdeen and Wigan and is now at Port Vale.

He’s a bit of a climate nut - led the charge for Port Vale in this year’s Green Football Weekend, completing 260 actions and saving 500kg. Sterling work for a few weeks of dedicated greenery. That was February.

That’s what it takes to be a professional footballer: focus and dedication, right? Ok, and talent and so on.

Actually, like living greener. You’ve got to stick at it, work at it. You’re not a Messi overnight, you’re not a Greta overnight (even if you want to be one).

We were over the moon when Funzo agreed to be a Planet League ambassador. He’s going to help us get the word out, while setting an example to his fans and bugging his teammates to trade down their cars to bikes 🙂

We asked him where he got the climate bug from. He said:

“I have always been fascinated by recycling ever since my mum explained it to me when i was younger. As I got older I started looking more into what actually happens when we do recycle and when we don’t and what the effects of those actions are.

“The Earth is beautiful but more and more we see and feel the effects of climate change. I believe if we all get a bit more knowledgeable and do our best to protect it we can make a change."

Funso Ojo becomes Planet League Ambassador

Alan Carr has sent a special congratulations to Northampton Town FC

 after they defeated 76 other clubs to win Britain's biggest climate action football league. 

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