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Idris Elba on the power of football - and how it can help tackle knife crime

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Actor Idris Elba hopes football will deter youngsters from knife crime.

The West Ham Foundation provides free weekly football to youngsters at risk of anti-social behaviour and youth violence.

The Premier League has invested more than 90 m in the Kicks programme across two decades .

Elba: "Football has an amazing aggregated power. It teaches them good habits and it teaches them a lot of different things".

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70

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English

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33

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