Liverpool Football Club is the most successful English football team, having won 5 European Cups and 18 league (English Premier League, formerly First Division) titles amongst a record 40 major honours. Great players from the past include Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush, through to the modern era of Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.

Each of Harlequin’s resorts will feature a Liverpool FC Soccer School which will provide training and coaching programmes for both adults and children aged 5 and above in an environment where everyone will be given the opportunity to play football to the best of their ability, with encouragement and training to develop the skills necessary to enjoy the game at whatever level they wish to play. Coaching sessions will be interactive, challenging and fun.

The programmes will teach the fundamental techniques of the game and show players how to develop their ball skills, focussing on the tactical, physical, mental and social elements of the game. Whilst developing players as individuals, the coaching will also encourage players to work as a team both in defensive and attacking situations including positional sense, communication, handling, footwork, distribution, crosses, organisational skills, kicking, agility and flexibility.

The facilities at Harlequin’s resorts will also be available for professional football teams to undertake intensive pre-season training. Harlequin also intends to make the Soccer Schools available to local children to encourage education through sports as part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility.