Roy Hodgson attended an evening celebrating the work of the Palace for Life Foundation this week and said that he was “proud to be a part of football” having seen “that football can do so much to improve people’s lives.”
Along with 150 other guests, the Palace manager joined an audience of young south Londoners, some of whom told their story and explained how the Foundation had supported them.
Hodgson said: “I think it’s a privilege to be here. Hearing what the Palace for Life Foundation are doing for so many people and then to see it at such close hand, to hear the testimonies of people who have been helped.