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Month: July 2012

With a look ahead to Brasil 2014… Capoeira …

With a look ahead to Brasil 2014… Capoeira Football…

Spirit of Football Germany will present its “Fans …

Spirit of Football Germany will present its “Fans will be Friends” Euro 2012 journey on Thursday evening in Erfurt, Germany…

Die Reise zur Fußball-EM 2012

Ein bunter, lebendiger Abend mit Spirit of Football e.V. und interessanten Eindrücken von der Fußball EM-Reise “Fans will be Friends 2012”

The very first football international, Scotland …

The very first football international, Scotland versus England, was played at Hamilton Crescent, November 30, 1872. Anyone know the score?

Boca is on the 2014 agenda… where else should …

Boca is on the 2014 agenda… where else should The Ball 2014 visit?

El socio

Boca Juniors is one of the most popular teams in South America. More than a club, Boca also gathers a whole community. The club indeed invested a social role in this popular neighborhood of Buenos Aires. In this documentary, you will follow the life of…

Spirit Of Football shared Alive and Kicking’s …

Alive and Kicking

Staff get to test out their own products when playing football in the yard of our Kenyan Stitching centre. The banner in the foreground is our Penalty Kick Challenge apparatus that we take to schools on outreach trips.

The excellent football poets website led us to …

The excellent football poets website led us to this poem by P Maguire. Link below if you fancy further exploration. Enjoy…

The Enduring Spirit Of Football

Stop the world for a moment
Drag down the boundaries and fences
Pull up the stone barriers and rip up the flags
Dispense with slogans and spin
Bin the logos and neon spanglers
Pull down the billboards and adverts
Step off the soapboxes and political agendas
Throw away the “isms”
And just find a football, a space
And play.

© P Maguire

ParryMaguire (2004)

Spirit Of Football shared Fussball ist mein …

Fussball ist mein Leben

The next Balotelli !

The rules may have been written in England but …

The rules may have been written in England but Brazil has the spirit of football… thanks Osama Hajjaj for your cartoon.

Foul

Foul!!!!

Spirit of Football in Gdansk for the Germany – …

Spirit of Football in Gdansk for the Germany – Greece Euro 2012 match with their Fans will be Friends ball…

Spirit of Football- ein Ball reist zur EM: Danzig

Danzig, 22.06.12: Sie sind unterwegs zur Fußball-EM 2012. Das Team von Spirit of Football zeigt, dass Fußball verbindet und Sprachbarrieren locker überwindet…

The Ball 2018 left England on 25th March 2018 and travelled to the World Cup in Russia.

The Ball 2014 kicked off from England on 9th Jan 2014 and headed to the World Cup in Brazil.

The Ball 2010 left England on 24th Jan 2010 headed to the Opening Ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Ball 2006 travelled from London to the Opening Ceremony in Munich, Germany.

The Ball 2002 was carried 7000 miles across Europe and Asia to the World Cup finals in Korea & Japan.