Farsley Celtic Deaf team are officially the third best team in Europe after flying the flag for Farsley in Athens for the past week.
The Celts have taken on three of the European giants like CSSM Paris, POK Athens and St John’s and help off the challenge of French side Reims to secure third place in the Deaf Champions’ League (DCL).
They beat fellow English side St John’s after extra time in the third place playoff yesterday (Saturday) to cap a memorable year for the team, which also has ten representatives in the England squad for the European Championships this summer.
A Farsley Celtic Deaf statement celebrated the achievement: “24 men went to DCL in Athens, Greece with a dream, to prove that we deserve to be up there with the elites of Europe.
“An unknown village in Yorkshire with home grown talent went to take on the finest deaf teams in European football.
“The Celt Warriors had the hardest route, having to overcome three of the European giants like CSSM Paris, POK Athens and St John’s.
“[We] earned our respect among the European elites with our die-hard attitude, discipline and passion. The boys worked their socks off, gave everything for the Farsley badge. We were like brothers, a family and it’s just an unbelievable fairytale chapter in a story book and this was our second DCL appearance.
“Last year hurt, drove the boys on and we couldn’t ask for anything more. We are proud to say that we are the top three teams in Europe. We are Farsley, we are the true Celt warriors!”
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Well done to the team and its supporters.