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UEFA Youth League: clubs fighting discrimination and supporting communities!

As well as providing priceless experience on the pitch, the UEFA Youth League also ensures top young players are prepared to play an active role in preventing and fighting discrimination in European football and provides incentives to support local communities. Young professional players across Europe are learning about discrimination in …

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How UEFA Playmakers coaches use Disney magic to inspire young girls’ first steps into football!

Across Europe, football coaches have been carrying out incredible work providing young girls with their very first steps into football through the magic of Disney storytelling. The UEFA Playmakers programme uses an innovative storytelling approach featuring much-loved Disney characters such as Moana or Elsa from Frozen to help girls see …

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Jamshedpur Golden Baby League 2023 kicks off in grand fashion at JRD Tata Sports Complex!

The second edition of the Jamshedpur Golden Baby League 2023, hosted by Jamshedpur FC in conjunction with Jharkhand Football Association (JFA) and Jharkhand Sporting Association (JSA) kicked off at the Archery Ground at JRD Tata Sports Complex and was a major success. Several different teams competed on day one of …

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Jamshedpur FC to kick start Jamshedpur Golden Baby League 2023!

Jamshedpur FC will be hosting its second edition of the Jamshedpur Golden Baby League from 26 February 2023 in conjunction with the Jharkhand Football Association (JFA) and the Jamshedpur Sporting Association (JSA). This will be India’s longest baby league tournament spread over 10 months with participation from over 100 teams. …

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Oceania’s Instructor training course kick starts Just Play in 2023!

Fiji hosted Just Play’s first regional instructor training in three years last month in Nadi with representatives from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti and Kiribati Islands where the programme is launching for the first time this year. The focus was on the Health and Wash curriculum …

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Manchester City’s City in the Community staff visit Ghana!

Two staff members from the Club’s charity, City in the Community (CITC) recently visited Ghana as part of a Manchester City and Xylem project to help provide clean water access to communities in Cape Coast. Sean Dwyer and Tom Upton, two CITC coaches teamed up with a dedicated team of …

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Real Madrid & Endesa sign collaboration for Foundation’s schools in Spain, Portugal & Morocco!

The president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, received the CEO of Endesa, José Bogas, to Real Madrid Sport City to sign the renewal of the collaboration between the electricity company and the Real Madrid Foundation, which is now in its 13th season. The alliance enables the sustainability of the Real …

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Al Jazeera VIDEO: Why Kolkata has a special connection with Real Madrid?

The Indian city of Kolkata is known for its love of football. It is also where The Real Madrid Foundation (RMF) funds coaching for underprivileged children. Coaches say the sport is making the children more confident and sociable. Kolkata is one of India’s biggest football hubs. From Messi to Maradona, …

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FIFA Football for Schools strengthens formative role of sport among Ecuador youth!

During the launch festival for the Football for Schools Programme in Ecuador, a ten-year-old boy approached the instructor, Orly Salas, and told him he was tired. He had just participated in six of the nine on-pitch activity stations and explained that, because he rarely exercised, he was feeling the pace …

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VIDEO: Best Moments of Bengaluru FC KSFA Soccer Shield!

The sixth edition of the BFC KSFA Soccer Shield culminated successfully at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Thursday, January 12. The three-day school tournament featured more than 800 kids who represented 28 schools from different parts of Karnataka. The teams were grouped in seven age groups across both the boys …

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