text: Manchester City star have met up with more than 100 local schoolchildren for the unveiling of a 64metre mural depicting 'the football effect' at the club's Academy Stadium. Players including Vincent Kompany and Gael Clichy helped youngsters add the finishing touches to the design during a street party on Wednesday - alongside women's players Lucy Bronze and Emma Lipman and Mathias Bossaerts and Kelechi Iheanacho from the Elite Development Squad. The mural has been inspired by young City fans around the world to reflect the positive influence that the game has brought to their lives. Manchester-based artists groups Outhouse used the pictures to design the huge mural, which took almost four weeks to complete. Captain Vincent Kompany helps a young City fan put the finishing touches to the massive mural . The 64metre design covers the south edge of the Premier League champion's Academy Stadium . City stars joined around 100 local schoolchildren for a street party to unveil the mural . Among the images featured are scenes of football being played around the world, including night football, street football and disabled leagues, while the club's City Football Academy is at the centre of the design. Captain Kompany felt privileged to be a part of unveiling: 'It's been a special street party event today and the wall looks incredible. When Manchester City Women's and our EDS teams play at the Academy Stadium, our fans will be able to see City's history and future reflected in this wall,' he said. Kompany and women's player Lucy Bronze give the mural the thumbs up with some young fans . Gael Clichy was also at hand to pose for pictures with youngsters at the mural's unveiling . 'Being at the City Football Academy, in the heart of Manchester means that we have a greater bond with the community and the surrounding areas and today's event showed this connection in action.' The Premier League champions, along with sister clubs including New York City FC and Melbourne City FC, recently invested £400,000 into a charitable programme, Cityzens Giving, aimed at extending the 'football effect' to areas of need across the globe. To find out more about City's community work around the world and to see a digital version of the wall, visit mcfc.co.uk/footballeffect . Meanwhile, City's 'football effect' on the field is faltering following a 2-1 defeat by Crystal Palace .
target: Premier League champions unveil 64m mural at Academy Stadium .
  Design was inspired by children and created by artists to show positive influences of football in line with charitable programme Cityzens Giving .
  Captain Vincent Kompany was privileged to be part of the street party .
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