Samsung Dream The Blues Camp Kicks Off At Stamford Bridge - London

The 'Samsung Dream The Blues campaign' has officially kicked-off in London today with all 14 participants from five continents beginning their first training sessions at the Cobham Training Center (Chelsea FC's training ground) in London.

13 years old Ishmael Mensah who is representing Ghana is particularly thrilled to be meeting and training side-by-side with his football idols - Fernando Torres, Juan Mata and Victor Moses. 'It feels like I am dreaming, I can't believe I am actually playing with Torres on the same pitch at my dream football club, this is totally amazing' he cited in excitement.

Ishmael is very confident that he will be very impressive in all the training sessions in the upcoming days. He said this is a life time chance for him to prove a talented a young footballer with the dream of playing at the top flight as a professional footballer. He admitted the 'Dream The Blues Campaign' is his biggest platform yet.

There will be two training sessions today: the morning and afternoon sessions respectively. The campers will then move to their respective hotel rooms to rest and then join with their coaches and other officials to cheer Chelsea FC to victory in their Europa League final game against SL Benefica of Portugal.

14 kids from different countries and cultural background are partaking in the London camp. This will present them with the unique opportunity to build friendship, share dreams and communicate via football during this week-long program.

The key highlights are:
 Meeting and mentoring with their heroes- the Chelsea player and the Dream the Blues ambassador - Torres, Mata, Oscar and Moses

 Training with the Chelsea FC foundation coaches
 Match with Chelsea foundation youth team
 Watching a Chelsea FC' game at Fulham
The campaign is an expansion of Samsung-Chelsea FC Youth Football Camp program, which is an ongoing effort of the company since 2007, benefiting and inspiriting more than 6,000 youths from around the world of 9 to 13 years old.

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About The Samsung-Chelsea FC Youth Football Camp

Samsung who works with Chelsea FC in doing good for the local and global community – are giving the opportunity to train the next generation of football players through the Samsung-Chelsea FC Youth Football Camps. Designed to encourage children aged 9-13 to pursue their dreams and nurture athletic talent, the children will learn “The Chelsea Way” through a series of skills drills designed to help refine their control, shooting, dribbling, and passing during the half-day camps.
Having been the sponsor of the program since 2007, Samsung has contributed to expanding its outreach globally from 2011, which originally was a grass root program initiated by Chelsea FC in the UK. Since 2007, approximately 6,000 kids from around the globe have benefited from the Samsung-Chelsea FC Youth Football Camp.