University of Burnley FC?
Burnley Football Club have unveiled an exciting new proposal that will see their Turf Moor stadium (and the surrounding areas) transformed. The development includes student accommodation, restaurants and an entertainment complex. However, the one factor that makes this very different from other multi-functional football developments is the inclusion of a football university.
This proposal could see the football club team up with Liverpool John Moores University to become a world-class academic institution where people can train in courses such as sponsorship, football finance (with the owners of Portsmouth already signed up!) and stadium design. Football club chief executive Mr Paul Fletcher MBE has said that this project, which could take 2 to 3 years, would be “a blueprint for a new Burnley”.
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