'Blind football changed my life and could change a lot of other people's' Just before Christmas, at Tottenham Hotspur's training ground, young football fans and their families gathered for a special football session.
"Everyone else in mainstream football just gets in the car and gets the kids in the back and they go and play up the road at their Saturday league or Sunday league club, but for someone who's visually impaired or has a wider disability, a lot of families and individuals are travelling an hour plus just to be able to access a recreational football session.
"[It's about] how we can bridge that gap between young people in particular, or children, with a disability or an impairment or a challenge, accessing football but also knowing that just like the people that they watch on television," says Azeem Amir, part of the England men's international side.
That's how it grows, and it gives me a great feeling knowing that, like i said, football's not promised but if i can make the most of whilst im playing just to inspire other people to play, because it changed my life and could change a lot of other people's.".
The event, held by charity Bloomsbury Football, was a chance for the youngsters to get a taste of blind football - something which comes with obstacles even for those especially keen on taking part.
