FIFA interview with Kalusha Bwalya about Zambia’s CAN win. Football and redemption. Who’d have thought?
FIFA.com – Zambia’s class of ’93 finally rest in peace
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Nearly two decades after suffering an unimaginable tragedy, Zambian football experienced a new high, with their first continental title forged on a unique brand of spirit and togetherness.
A Thai bank discovers the spirit of football.
TMB Panyee FC short film
TMB bank have launched a new brand vision “Make THE Difference” by making a film to inspire people to start thinking differently. With a hope that they will …
Balls! Which ball should we take to Brazil? If you know of a great ball, please let us know about it!
Brazil 2014… exciting times, we’re gearing up for a great trip… any advice gladly accepted and we’ll update soon on some exciting developments. You can check out https://spiritoffootball.com/ the Spirit of Football Community Interest Company website for deeper insight into the project.
Spirit of Football | Custodians of The Ball
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Spirit of Football CIC is a not–for–profit community interest company dedicated to promoting a very special ball as the “star of the beautiful game” in the run–up to each World Cup. We call it The Ball. The next game begins on 9th January 2014 when The Ball makes its way from London to Brazil…
A ball and a field
From weeping and cheering
from street to stadium
from winter to summer
and from dawn til dusk,
this game connects and shares in all
a care to care for each and everyone of us.
Love it or hate it
win or lose
a passion for fighting
joining in and joining up
playing up and playing out
with an agreed set of rules,
a spending of energy
and release of tension
where the battle is safe
and the guns shoot compassion
where I share my street
and shoot to kill mistrust and fear
and die for the love of the game,
where the pain of loss can be quietly loved
and the joy of triumph tossed high above
whilst one holds respect for the other and vice versa
the other for the one..
the one spirit of football
the one love
a ball and a field
a sword and a shield
this one’s for you
this one’s for me
be proud and humble
steady and stumble
play on
play out
play with and without
play it
down and out.
In the light of this, I wonder where the first game of football in Wales took place. Do you know where the first game of football in your country was played?
Football club older than thought
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Wales’ oldest football club may have to bring forward its 150th anniversary celebrations as the club may have been founded even earlier than thought.
Lovely sound and photo essay about refereeing grassroots football. An example of the “spirit of football”.
The Sunday Ref (Spanish with English subtitles)
Francisco López oozes football. At 69, he continues to referee Sunday league matches after a life dedicated to the game. Francisco reflects on his footballing life, shares his love for the sport and explains what this passion can mean to others. His…
A great opportunity to help Alive & Kicking without opening your own wallet :-)
Alive and Kicking
Clarity PR are running a ‘£1 per like’ Facebook campaign for Alive & Kicking. Please like their page on Facebook to help us build on our work in African countries. Clarity have also made us their charity of the year for 2012 and are offering us pro bono assistance – what a generous organisation!
Congratulations to the Zambian national team on winning the African Nations Cup in Libreville today, the same place where nearly the entire national team were tragically killed in a plane crash in 1994… in this blog post from 2010, The Ball found out about this en route to the World Cup
