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Reipas reaping the rewards

Grassroots

We visit the club where Jari Litmanen and Joonas Kolkka started out.

Reipas reaping the rewards
Reipas reaping the rewards ©UEFA.com

The likes of Jari Litmanen and Joonas Kolkka started out at grassroots club FC Reipas so the UEFA Training Ground decided to talk to the chairman, coach and other former players to see what makes the Finnish grassroots club so special.