Players from community football group Football Unites, Racism Divides (FURD) held a special half-term tournament in honour of their team mate Ahmed Hassan, who tragically lost his life in a road traffic accident earlier this year.

More than one hundred friends, schoolmates and fellow team members joined the tournament at Sheffield United's Academy in Shirecliffe to pay tribute to Ahmed through football, the game that he was so devoted to during his short life.

Ahmed, who was 18-years-old from Firth Park, died in a minibus accident on the M1 in July.

The 12-team tournament was supported by Kickz and The United Initiative, which has worked closely with FURD to promote inclusion in football for all, without fear of racial abuse. Ahmed was a Positive Futures player in the FURD Under-19s team, which is based in the Sharrow area of the city.

Blades players Darius Henderson and Andy Taylor along with club director Chris Steer and Blades ambassador Tony Currie attended the event to pay their respects to Ahmed's family, who encouraged as many of Ahmed's friends to get involved as possible.

Chris Steer, director of Sheffield United, said: "Sheffield United has a very close relationship with FURD, so it was a privilege to do our bit to help everyone pay their respects to Ahmed.

"We were extremely saddened to hear the shocking news in July. Ahmed was a boy using football to make a positive impact on his life in a group trying to make a difference in the area. This is something we have the utmost respect for.

"FURD is a terrific organisation which has been very supportive of our community work, especially in Sharrow.

"The huge amount of people who joined in the tournament and came to give their support shows what a popular young man Ahmed was. Ahmed's family should be very proud of what a talented, well-liked person he was."

Tony Currie presented trophies, sponsored by the Professional Footballers Association, to the Under-19 tournament winners, Arab United, and the Under-15 winners Sharrow Kickz.