Andrew Aris

Andrew has football running through his veins. As a player, he played football for New Zealand, the University of Notre Dame in the USA and professionally for Rot–Weiss Erfurt in Germany. In 2002 in Korea, he experienced the power of the first FIFA World Cup in Asia. In 2005, he interned in the German World Cup Organising Committee, graduated with a Master of Public Policy from the Erfurt School of Public Policy, and founded the non–profit association Spirit of Football e.V. Andrew has been involved with The Ball since 2005. “As soon as I saw the 2002 5 minute film, I knew that I had to get involved. Now, The Ball has become an obsession."

andrew@theball.tv

Recent posts by Andrew Aris

The 2010 Route

The 2010 route

The Ball 2010 left Battersea Park on 24th Jan 2010 headed to the Opening Ceremony in Johannesburg for the 11th June 2010.

Donate a ball!

Donate a ball!

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...

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Most recent comments

  • Wario Donne said:

    it was a great moment!great fun.

  • Joyce Kwelepeta said:

    malawian communities need awareness on specail olympics. There are many people with...

  • Karim said:

    Thank you for post and Wydad is the best

  • Giter said:

    Anyone knows how Grenland is doing?

  • alyssa bales said:

    i think you are brave to go to places for people to support you guys. i give you all the...