Paris Saint-Germain recently organised the fifth edition of the Club Tour SNIPES, reinforcing the club's connection with the Paris region and the budding footballers in it.
From 14 to 25 April, 10 clubs from the Île-de-France - the region around Paris - benefited from training sessions led by the Paris Saint-Germain technical staff. Women's team international defender Griedge Mbock paid the young players at Club Athlétique Paris XIV a surprise visit on the Tour's opening day, giving them a chance to play with her and ask her about her career.
THE Club Tour SNIPES CHALLENGE
Throughout the season, the clubs have had the chance to play on the Parc des Princes at half-time of a Ligue 1 game, a unique and memorable experience for them all.
THE KEY FIGURES
The final tournament brought 24 clubs to the PSG Campus on Sunday, 27 April. In total, more than 1200 youngsters took part in training sessions, including 576 children (288 girls, 288 boys), and came together at the PSG Campus for the Club Tour Cup on a day of celebration and joy. The Club Tour SNIPES also went to 10 different areas in the Paris region. Sabrina Delannoy, the Women's Team's Deputy Sporting Director, handed the trophy to the winners during Sunday's second session. Paris Saint-Germain's U11 boys and girls teams won their respective tournaments, and will be back to defend their title next year.
THE PARTICIPATING CLUBS IN THE Club Tour SNIPES cup (SUNDAY 27 aPRIL)
Académie Football Paris 18 (75), Athletic Club Paris 15 (75), Paris Sport Culture (75), Sporting Club Paris (75), Club Sportif Dammartin (77), Entente Féminine Sud Seine-et-Marne (77), Lognes US (77), Mitry Compans Goelly (77), Espérance Sportive Sartrouville (78), Football Club de Fontenay-le-Fleury (78), Football Olympique Plaisirois (78), Olympic Sporting Club Elancourt (78), Paris Saint-Germain (75), Sainte-Geneviève FC (91), Athlétic Club Boulogne-Billancourt (92), Entente Samois Saint-Gratien (95), Football Club 93 (93), Football Club Romainville (93), Pierrefitte Football Club (93), Stade Olympique Rosny (93), Association Sportive Val de Fontenay (94), Club Olympique Cachan (94), Football Club Montmorency (95), Football Club Franconville (95).