Centres
Goals Soccer Centres currently has 42 5-a-side branches around the United Kingdom plus a centre in Los Angeles. The two largest branches in size are located in Wembley and Leeds, with these hosting 14 and 18 separate pitches respectively. According to the Goals website, the branch of Leeds alone deals with just short of 380 league teams, which means that an estimated 2300 individuals compete in league matches. The majority of these teams are charged between £35 and £40 to compete. Goals also offers non-league pitch bookings and allows people to book their pitch at an hourly rate. At the end of 2010 Goals exceeded 140,000 adult and 40,000 junior customers per week. Goals state that each centre has a “capital cost of around £2.2 million and a build time of approximately 5 months”. Goals has a strong pipeline of sites for future development, many of which are with school or college partners, who gain use of the facilities for their students at no cost. Goals Soccer Centres Plc is the most successful company involved in this sector in Western Europe based on profitability. Goals opened its first centre in the USA at Los Angeles during June 2010.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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