Saturday 3 September is Non League Day in England, where Premier League fans are encouraged to visit semi-professional and amateur clubs in their local area.
There is a strong relationship between the non-league and the Premier League built over many years.
Not only have there been many players who have risen to the Premier League from such clubs, but there has long been Premier League investment into helping the non-league game develop.
The Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund (PLFAFF) and the Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF) are two examples. In the year to July 2016 alone, more than 300 grants were handed out by the two funds to non-league clubs to improve their facilites to help them become more viable and provide their fans with a better experience.
One such club to benefit from this funding are Brockenhurst FC, who play in the Wessex Premier League.
A grant from the FSIF, which is funded by the Premier League and provides grants to clubs in the Football League and further down the football pyramid, helped to pay for new LED floodlights.
These replaced the failing old ones that were damaging the club's hopes of moving higher up the pyramid, or even staying in the division.
"Without the new floodlights, our position in the league was under threat," Stan Reid, the club chairman, said. "There were matches where we feared the referee might not allow play to happen but now the lights we have in place are more cost-efficient and cause fewer problems for our neighbours."
Francis Benali, the former Southampton defender, came to the club to unveil the new floodlights this week.
"Having played in a lot of stadiums during my career at Southampton, I understand the importance of local non-league grounds such as this one, in supporting the broader infrastructure of grassroots sport," Benali said.
"The funding that the top of the game is reinvesting into the lower levels is not only enabling players at this level to move upwards, but new facilities bring communities together to enjoy watching football."
The floodlights will not only aid Brockenhurst's first team, but their future first-team players, with the club's development and under-18 squads now able to play and practise on a regular basis.
"The works are further proof of the Premier League’s continued investment in grassroots sport, helping to develop and progress clubs up the football pyramid," Peter McCormick OBE, Chairman of the Football Stadia Improvement Fund, said.
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