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Sophie Downey and Rachel O'Sullivan of the women's football fan-led platform Girls on the Ball posing back-to-back, one in an off-white t-shirt and pants, the other in a white hoodie and dark pants.

Girls on the Ball on fan-led platforms

Woman wearing an AFC Wimbledon jersey shouting into a yellow megaphone

AFC Wimbledon and the Dons Trust on how fan ownership won

Rugby players raising up a cup in celebration

The Friends of Newport Rugby Trust share advice

Rugby players raising up a cup in celebration

Fan power lessons from grassroots sport’s unsung heroes

Capital Kids Cricket CEO Shahidul Alam Ratan

Meet Capital Kids Cricket CEO Shahidul Alam Ratan

Montage of fans who made a difference: Anwar Uddin, The Three Hijabis, Jimmy Rogers, Aslie Pitter, Ryan O'Neill, Kaue Garcia, Fans Supporting Foodbanks, Alice Dearing, Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE

Meet the fans who took on sport’s biggest barriers

Photo collage of hands holding a trophy with a collage of football fans, stacks of cash, children playing, and a sign reading "DEAR MR RUDKIN, YOU ARE AN OSTRICH."

Built from the stands: the rise of fan power in British sport

Collage of sports merch: "Pride in Football" cap, "Level Playing Field" mug, "ASF" foam finger, and "#HerGameToo" keychain on red.

Join our club: the inclusive fan groups promoting diversity

Black and white picture of football game in the background and hands of fans

The tools, funding and support to build your fan-powered movement

LK special: meet the British athletes bankrolling their own dreams

From community fundraisers to second jobs, discover the hidden economy of British sport through the athletes paying their own way to the top

LK Staff 1:51 min read

Illustration of hands on a steering wheel with related icons scattered around

Abbi Pulling: the racing driver bankrolled by family not fortune

LK Staff 5:34 min read

Illustrations by Laurie Avon

Matt Richards on trying to fix sport’s broken funding model

LK Staff 3:27 min read

Illustration of a compass, runner in the middle with stars and sand timer

GB sprinter Aleeya Sibbons on funding her own way to an Olympics

LK Staff 5:14 min read

Illustration of placard asking to fund deaf sport

Swimmer Henry Hughes on funding issues being ignored

LK Staff 5:22 min read

Illustration of hand holding a dumbbell with icons of community and raffle tickets

Weightlifter Emily Campbell on community, cutbacks and hope

LK Staff 5:10 min read

Illustration of hands on a steering wheel with related icons scattered around

Abbi Pulling: the racing driver bankrolled by family not fortune

LK Staff 5:34 min read

Illustration celebrating key moments in Leisure Kicks' 20th anniversary year

Leisure Kicks at 20: the defining moments

LK Staff 2 min read

Illustration of a contract being exchanged between two hands

Matt Richards on trying to fix sport’s broken funding model

LK Staff 3:27 min read

Photo collage of hands holding a trophy with a collage of football fans, stacks of cash, children playing, and a sign reading "DEAR MR RUDKIN, YOU ARE AN OSTRICH."

Built from the stands: the rise of fan power in British sport

LK Staff 1:38 min read

Illustration of a compass, runner in the middle with stars and sand timer

GB sprinter Aleeya Sibbons on funding her own way to an Olympics

LK Staff 5:14 min read

LK special: meet the British athletes bankrolling their own dreams

LK Staff 1:51 min read

Illustration of placard asking to fund deaf sport

Swimmer Henry Hughes on funding issues being ignored

LK Staff 5:22 min read

Illustration of hand holding a dumbbell with icons of community and raffle tickets

Weightlifter Emily Campbell on community, cutbacks and hope

LK Staff 5:10 min read