Lanzini and Arbeloa inspire youngsters

Lanzini shows off his hockey skills
Manuel Lanzini and Alvaro Arbeloa made it a day to remember for the pupils of George Carey Church of England Primary School.

The Argentine midfielder and former World Cup winner wasted no time getting involved in the action as they took on the pupils playing hockey, handball and of course a game of football.

The West Ham foundation continues to work hard behind the scenes in the local community and this was another successful outing as the children got to meet some of their West Ham heroes.

Lanzini says he was thrilled to spend time with some of the next generation of Hammers supporters and knows the importance of the Club working hard in the local area.

Lanzini said: “It is very important to take part in these kind of activities. You could see how much the children enjoyed it and I love to see their happy faces.

“I am aware of the hard work that foundation does in the local community and it is so important for the Club. It helps everyone realise that we are all the same and that is very important.”

Arbeloa has plenty of experience helping promote football in the local community and says he used to participate in a number of similar events when he was playing for Real Madrid.

Arbeloa said: “I think it is always important for us to do things like this in the local area.

“It was funny to take part in the different sports and they seemed to really enjoy it.

“We had similar things when I was playing at Real Madrid. You can see that the children are really happy to see us come along and we know the importance of these events.”

The Club attended George Carey Primary School to deliver the Premier League Primary Stars programme, and to make anti bullying week.

In the morning, the West Ham United Foundation delivered an anti-bullying workshop to Year 6 pupils, focusing on this year’s theme ‘Power for Good’.

The West Ham United Foundation regularly works in the school and details of the Premier League Primary Stars programme can be found here.