Coffee

The Ball meets its match

February 11th, 2010 by

We left Inter’s training ground still reeling from the whirlwind that we had been swept up in that morning. Christian needed coffee before contemplating the long drive south to Genoa, so he and Andrew headed into Appiano Gentile to see if there was a café in town. Indeed there was…

We strolled into the Café en Piazetta and ordered two coffees and got talking to Giuseppe, who made us the coffees. Moments later, his wife Roberta, hearing about our story, came in with a ball signed by the whole Inter Milan team…

Giuseppe and Roberta with two special balls

It turned out that Giuseppe supports AC, while Roberta supports Inter. They love two different teams but they also love each other.

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.

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  • 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:

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    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...