Frederiksberg Boldklub, in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, are the 2020 UEFA Grassroots Award winners for Best Grassroots Club. Founded in 1912, FB demonstrate an inclusive approach to the game, running teams for people of all abilities – boys and girls, juniors and seniors. Frederiksberg promote fair play among all …
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Ever since the Golden Baby Leagues were launched by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in 2018, the beautiful game has been introduced to children (both boys and girls) at an early age across the country. While these children, aged between 6-12, learn the basics of football through the Golden …
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Founded in 2016, ‘Quarta Categoria’ – now called the Divisione Calcio Paralimpico e Sperimentale (Paralympic and experimental football division) – is responsible for arranging Italy’s first major football tournament for players with a cognitive impairment, intellectual disability or other mental health issues. The project, created at regional level in collaboration …
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Etnoliga is a social programme in the Polish capital, Warsaw, which promotes diversity through its annual football league for immigrant communities and looks to support refugees as well as empowering women, LGBT+ and other underprivileged groups. Set up by the non-profit organisation Foundation for Freedom, or Fundacji dla Wolnosci, it …
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SV Werder Bremen have always been more than just a football club – rather, a multi-sports organisation with separate athletics, chess, handball, table tennis, fitness and gymnastics divisions. Yet their social impact has grown impressively this century after they became the first football club in Germany to establish a community …
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UEFA shines a light on the unsung local heroes of Europe’s most popular sport this week with the announcement of its 2020 Grassroots Awards. Each year, the awards showcase the people, projects and places that ensure everyone, regardless of their age, ability, gender or background, can play football in a …
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Bill Shankly, the legendary Liverpool FC manager once said, “Football is not about life or death, it is more important than that.” The kids from Leh have probably grasped this concept more than anyone else. Since the introduction of Golden Baby Leagues, they have sprung into life in the picturesque …
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Happy faces all around amongst the participating children at the 2019/20 season of the Golden Baby Leagues organised in Manipur.
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Smiling faces and skilful feet were aplenty during the 2019-20 season of the YLL Golden Baby Leagues in Champhai, Mizoram organised by the 8one Foundation.
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Ever since their promotion to the I-League in 2018, Real Kashmir FC have emerged as a force to be reckoned with in Indian football – with a key reason behind it being the passionate support of their fans. As the nation emerged from the lockdown in the last few months, …
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