Soccer fields in degraded areas of Palermo: meeting between City Council and City Group from New York, ten projects ready.

The article explains how the Sports Assessor of the Municipality of Palermo, Alessandro Anello, and the Urban Regeneration Assessor, Maurizio Carta, met with Paul Jeffries, the executive director of the City Group Foundation in New York. They discussed a project to regenerate urban areas in Palermo by building and managing soccer fields in collaboration with local communities. This project aims to promote community well-being, combat school dropout rates, improve public spaces, and revitalize certain areas of the city. Up to 10 soccer fields will be built gradually, with the first 2-3 identified as pilot projects. Jeffries expressed interest in the project, emphasizing the City Group’s commitment to Palermo and its community. The project is seen as a socially impactful initiative that promotes sports, culture, and urban regeneration, involving both the club’s players and local associations. It is part of the municipality’s efforts to create an inclusive and healthy city through various initiatives, in line with the goals of the new urban development plan.


Campi di calcetto in aree degradate di Palermo: a New York incontro fra Comune e City Group, pronti dieci progetti

Sicilian news
Tutte le Notizie in Italiano

SIGDS