The Premier League has invested £2.6 billion in charitable projects, wider football support and good causes since Season 1998/99. Long-term Premier League investment has underpinned the development of two of the largest sports charities in the world. The independent Premier League Charitable Fund and Football Foundation charities receive Premier League investment to facilitate far reaching impact via community and facilities grants.
The EFL Trust and National League Trust also receive support for core costs and grants for the charities of clubs in those leagues to invest in their structure and community delivery. Premier League support for the wider game ranges from solidarity and youth development payments to grants for fan initiatives, community programmes and grassroots facilities. Annual investment has continued to increase over the past decade.This world-leading level of support underpins delivery via clubs throughout the football pyramid, and in tens of thousands of community venues and schools across England and Wales.
Spurs defender, Ben Davies learns how Spurs help local communities and their mental health. The defender visits Tottenham Hotspurs' Foundation Shape Up Programme...this video, below c/o Match of the Day.
https://www.premierleague.com/video/single/3347021?FOOTBALL_CLUBS=21
Davies was born in Neath, West Glamorgan. After spending time in the youth academy at Swansea City, he and his family moved to Viborg, Denmark, after his father accepted a job offer. They spent three years living in Denmark, where he played for Viborg FFs youth team before returning to Swansea. Davies is a fluent Welsh language speaker. On 23 November 2012, Davies signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Swansea.
Here is his club career:| Full name | Benjamin Thomas Davies | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Swansea City | ||
| 2001–2004 | Viborg FF | ||
| 2004–2012 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Swansea City | 71 | (3) |
| 2014– | Tottenham Hotspur | 208 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Wales U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Wales U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | Wales | 78 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 28 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:10, 16 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
In September 2012, Davies was selected for the Wales squad in September 2012. He replaced club team mate Neil Taylor, who had suffered a broken ankle in a Premier League match against Sunderland. Davies made his full international debut in the 2–1 win against Scotland on 12 October 2012. Davies signed 5-year contract with Tottenham on the 23rd July 2014, for an undisclosed fee.
In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
In the summer of 2021, Davies was awarded a 2:1 degree in Economics and Business from the Open University, after balancing his studies with his job as a professional footballer over a period of five years.
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