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Being Red: ‘Finding my football family’

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At the age of 16, Jusuf attended a free Premier League Kicks session at his local sports centre and it soon became clear that he was a very talented footballer.

After attending the sessions every week and developing his skills, Jusuf was successful in a trial for the LFC Foundation Kicks Development Squad and has gone on to represent the club at matches and tournaments across the local region.

Speaking last year, Jusuf said: “Playing in the Kicks sessions has kept me off the streets. If it wasn’t for Kicks, I wouldn’t have met all these different people and made the friends that I have.