There is more than one Eagles team in Crystal Palace to root for these days.
The Palace for Life Foundation’s Down’s Syndrome football team (DS Eagles) have had an eventful first year of competition.
In March, the DS Eagles played their first ever friendly against Fulham Badgers before travelling away for a game against Norwich City’s Down’s Syndrome team.
The following month, the team were invited to the Palace for Life Foundation’s official launch at Selhurst Park. The DS Eagles co-hosted the Down’s Syndrome Football Festival as well.
But what was the best part of the year?
Well Ruairi, a DS Eagles player, said it was the Crystal Palace FC Disabled Supporters’ Christmas Party when members of the first team squad joined them for the night.
“I had so much fun at the supporters party," he said.
"My favourite moment was meeting Yohan Cabaye.”
Following the Christmas break, the DS Eagles will be hosting a football festival on Saturday January, 20, 2018 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (from 12-2pm) and competing with a number of down’s syndrome football teams from across the country.
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