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The fourth epic journey will kick off on January 9th, 2014, from Battersea Park, London, exactly 150 years to the day after the very first game of football to FA rules was played in that very same field.
What better way could there be to celebrate this momentous historical event than by kicking off the Spirit of Football’s pilgrimage to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the country that has taken to football like no other?
The Ball 2010 left Battersea Park on 24th Jan 2010 headed to the Opening Ceremony in Johannesburg for the 11th June 2010.
The Ball 2006 (Teamgeist) travelled from Battersea Park, London and headed to the Opening Ceremony in Munich, Germany.
The Ball 2002 (Fevernova) was carried 7000 miles across Europe and Asia to the World Cup finals in Korea & Japan.
Pass the ball on! All footballs donated via Alive & Kicking's website before the 2010 World Cup went to Special Olympics programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. But you can still donate a ball to a good cause...
