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‘Players can make a difference’
- Updated: January 3, 2017
Arsenal Ladies and England midfielder Jordan Nobbs is keen to step up her efforts to promote inclusion and diversity in football.
Nobbs, who was named Vauxhall’s England Player of the Year last month, is one of Kick It Out’s Next20 ambassadors, alongside fellow Lioness Toni Duggan and men’s footballers including Everton striker Romelu Lukaku and Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland.
The Next20 initiative was launched by the Kick It Out campaign in 2013, using 20 young players as role models to help the spread the organisation’s core values and help make football a more welcoming environment for all communities.
“I’ve been privileged to be a part of Kick It Out’s work over the last couple of years and I hope there is more I can do to encourage all people to get involved,” Nobbs told Sky Sports.
“They play a very important role in encouraging everyone to be a part of sport. Nobody should feel too shy or too scared to …