The charity operation of Burnley FC has become international partner to the Inner Mongolia Football Association. Burnley FC in the Community CEO Neil Hart said it would have full-time staff working with about 100 local coaches in China. He said Burnley’s charitable arm had been offering football-based services at University of Central Lancashire campuses in China through which it met local team Lan’ao. That was followed by the Inner Mongolia FA inviting bids for an international partner, and Burnley was chosen. Other clubs used middle men, but the people in Inner Mongolia know they're communicating with me, directly, in my office in our stadium," he explained. “Having a football club based here is great news for our community as well as the wider Chinese community,” he said.
The charity operation of Burnley FC has become international partner to the Inner Mongolia Football Association. Burnley FC in the Community CEO Neil Hart said it would have full-time staff working with about 100 local coaches in China. He said Burnley’s charitable arm had been offering football-based services at University of Central Lancashire campuses in China through which it met local team Lan’ao. That was followed by the Inner Mongolia FA inviting bids for an international partner, and Burnley was chosen. “Having a football club based here is great news for our community as well as the wider Chinese community,” he said.