Muhammad Ali said: Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision.

We agree. But sometimes little champions also need others to believe in them, to invest in them, to focus on their specific strengths and to challenge them to be even better than they knew they could be. That's what we do at FCBattersea ('FCB'), an ambitious London football club that takes boys from all backgrounds with great football potential and challenges them to be even better, both on and off the field. We make them a part of our family and coach them intensively to excel in football and in whatever else they may choose.

Because FCB is selective, it can't register as a charity and because we don't want to limit our efforts to boys fortunate enough to have families that can afford our elite, four days per week training, analysis and mindset coaching, we need to raise funds.

We so far have three elite teams, from Under 12s to Under 14s. Our ambition is to add a new team every year and to continue offering places to everybody who deserves it and would benefit from it, regardless of their financial circumstances, which is why we need your support. Please help us to fund bursaries for high potential young boys, to pay for pitch fees, for kits and for the equipment we need... to offer a vision and pathway for boys filled with a desire and a dream.