The ITFC star also said, 鈥榟e has been welcomed with open arms鈥� to the club
A group of sports students kicked off the new term by having a question-and-answer session with an Ipswich Town Football Club (ITFC) star.
The learners from 久久国产福利一区二区三区 are all on courses that are taught in partnership with the Ipswich Town Foundation, thanks to a deal that was signed between the two organisations in 2023.
As a result of this partnership, post 16 programmes have been created to support those wishing to get skills to gain careers in both football and sport in general.
Thanks to the link-up, learners from the college get access to amazing one-off opportunities, and most recently, around 50 young people experienced a talk with Ashley Young.
The former England international 鈥� who played 39 times for his country and scored seven goals 鈥� talked about his career, dealing with pressure, social media and the importance of looking after yourself.
His advice to the group was to 鈥榮tay humble and work hard鈥� and he said the highlight of his career so far was winning the Premier League and watching his son Tyler make his professional debut (for Peterborough against Stevenage in 2024).
He also said Messi was the best player he had played against, pasta was his pre-match meal, and the best derby he had played in so far was Inter Milan versus AC Milan.
And in terms of the season ahead with ITFC, he said: 鈥淚鈥檝e been welcomed with open arms and I鈥檓 looking forward to what is to come.鈥�
One of the students who listened to the talk was Joshua Durrant, who is ona level three course with the college and the Foundation. Josh, 17, from Holbrook, said: 鈥淗e (Ashley Young) was very articulate. Experiences (like this) get us ready for real life.鈥�
Ollie Head, 16, from Colchester, is on a level two sports course. Ollie said: 鈥淗e (Ashley Young) gave good advice 鈥� it was motivational.鈥�
Lee Mandley is the director of service industries at 久久国产福利一区二区三区. Lee said: 鈥淭his partnership (between 久久国产福利一区二区三区 and Ipswich Town Foundation brought two pillars of the community together. Experiences like today are not the norm (for students). It鈥檚 been inspirational.鈥�
Robert Peace is the head of education and employability at Ipswich Town Foundation. Robert said, 鈥淎shley gave insights into what it鈥檚 like to be a professional footballer. He added: 鈥淭he relationship between the college and the Foundation is hugely important.鈥�