9th January 2014 was the 150th anniversary of the first official game of football to FA rules. On that day, The Ball 2014 kicked off from Battersea Park in London, where that game was played, and travelled across Europe and the Americas to the World Cup in Brazil.
Club Atlético River Plate Oficial hosted The Ball and Nuevas Olimpíadas Especiales Argentina on the eve of the most important match of their season. Players, club officials, social workers, youth coaches, teachers, parents, children, tourists, were all able to sign The Ball with River Solidario.
La fundación “Spirit of Football” visitó el Monumental en el marco de una gira que da por todos países participantes de la próxima Copa del Mundo para llevar un mensaje de fair play. Esta mañana, los jugadores del plantel profesional de River se sumaron a la iniciativa, cabeceando y firmando el baló…
The Ball spent 9 glorious hours at Club Atlético River Plate Oficial today with @Neuvo Olimpiadas Nuevas Olimpíadas Especiales Argentina. This great institution must be one of the finest in the world. When you talk about River Plate, you talk about much much more than just a football club it is a sports club, a university, a school, a kindergarten, a social meeting point for cinema, music, concerts, theater… the list goes on. It is a way of life. Thanks to our great friend Juan Cruz of River Solidario and our wonderful friend Aldo Baccaro for making it happen. One Ball, One River Plate.
The Ball Shake at Quillahue school on May 15, with Olimpiadas Especiales Chile. Special thanks to Deputy Director of the Chilean National Disability Service (SENADIS) Viviana Avila for supporting the event and for pledging to support Special Olympics in Chile.
Juan Manuel Rodríguez Vega is a Chilean World Cup legend from the 1974 World Cup in Germany. These days he is the man behind Escuela Parque Araucano the football in the park initiative that uses public park spaces to provide free football training to local children and youths. The Ball was there with @Olimpiadas Olimpiadas Especiales to see the power of football used for social good. One Ball, One World, One Juan Manuel Rodríguez Vega
A wonderful short film of The Ball in Colombia, with Special Olympics Special Olympics Colombia (Página Oficial) accompanied by the song Beautiful Game by New Model Army
Special Olympics Colombia & El Espíritu del Fútbol “Un Balón, Un Mundo”. Agradecemos a los amigos de Guala Films https://www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsColo…
