Saturday 16 December 2017 13:16, UK
England's St George's Park is to stage a tournament involving 350 players from around the UK who are celebrating having lost at least five per cent of their body weight.
The indoor space at the football centre will play host to the National Champions Shield on Saturday 16th December.
The event will also mark the official launch of a joint project between Sport England and MAN v FAT project, which is an FA-endorsed football league exclusively for UK men who are overweight or obese.
Sport England Executive Director Mike Diaper, who will be presenting a cheque at the event, said: "We're delighted to support this hugely innovative scheme which gives inactive and overweight men the confidence to lose weight, gain fitness, and improve their well-being through football.
"The investment of £190,000 of National Lottery funding will provide support to communities where it can make a massive difference."
There are currently more than 20 million overweight and obese men in the UK, accounting for nearly 7 out of every 10 men.
With more MAN v FAT leagues launching across the UK, men who want to lose weight and get back into football now have an opportunity to do something about it.
