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<p>Football clubs face many challenges in maintaining their facilities, supporting
participation and fulfilling many other important community roles.</p><p> </p><p>Through
the Football Foundation, jointly funded by the DCMS, The Football Association and
the Premier League over £595 million in grants have been provided for community clubs
to help create new changing rooms, playing surfaces and stadia improvements since
its inception in 2000.</p><p> </p><p>Football clubs and their supporters can also
take advantage of the powers contained within the Localism Act 2011 to list their
stadiums as Assets of Community Value. Nearly 40 stadiums are currently listed.</p><p>
</p><p>Clubs remain an important part of local communities and DCMS will continue
to work with the football authorities and influential fan groups like Supporters Direct
to help provide support to community clubs. As the Minister for Sport set out most
recently during an adjournment debate on the 16 March, she will be asking the Football
Association to carry out a review into what further protection might be offered to
football clubs at all levels of the game.</p>
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