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Elias Figueroa signs The Ball

One of the greatest players to ever play the world game, Elias Figueroa, signs The Ball at Santiago Wanderers de Valparaiso with Olimpiadas Especiales Chile Corporación Gol Iluminado

The oldest person to sign The Ball

95 year old football fanatic Angela Cecilla Carlota Ramanoff in Santiago, Chile, becomes the oldest person to sign The Ball 2014. Drawing on vast experience she thinks that Brazil will beat Germany in the World Cup final. Your thoughts?

Juan Pablo loves football

Juan Pablo loves football. He always wanted to be a player. Due to his cerebral palsy that hasn’t been posisble. Fortunately, with the help of friends and his incredible will, he enrolled at the Instiuto National del Futbol de Chile and against all odds he is on his way to being a professional football coach. His teachers and fellow students at the @Instiuto National del Futbol de Chile and Anfp Chile together with Olimpiadas Especiales Chile have helped make his dream possible. Yesterday, The Ball was there to witness the great respect that Juan Pablo’s colleagues and teachers have for him and to see him coach a football team. One Ball, One Juan Pablo.

The Ball gets a guard of honour

The Ball gets a guard of honour from the u-14 girls hockey team at the Prince of Wales Country Club in Santiago, Chile

Alcides Ghiggia heads and signs The Ball

87 year old Alcides Ghiggia heads and signs The Ball in Santiago. Ghiggia scored the winning goal in which World Cup Final against which team? Olimpiadas Especiales Chile Olimpiadas Especiales – Uruguay

The Ball in Colombia, Day 1

The Ball in Colombia, Day 1. Stay tuned for more. Un Balon, Un Mundo!

Special Olympics Colombia (Página Oficial)

Un evento de Special Olympics Colombia (Página Oficial) de la mano de Spirit Of Football “Un Balón, Un Mundo”. Un agradecimiento muy especial para Diego Camilo Guzmán González quien hizo todo el registro fotográfico!!!

Thank you Bolivia

Thank you to Bolivia. It was a fantastic ball adventure in your dramatic country. Just too short! Next stop, Chile! Country 22 en route to Brazil and the World Cup. One Ball, One World!

The Ball meets the Urus and Iruitos people

The indigenous Urus and Iruitos people who inhabit the tiny floating island #Urus on Lake Tititcaca were delighted by the visit of The Ball. They have been playing football here for decades with their own hand-made balls and were all the more intrigued to find out about The Ball and to ask countless questions about the history of football. At the end of the visit they gave Spirit of Football a hand-made totora plant ball for our exhibition in Brazil. One Ball, One World. With Special Olympics Bolivia

Captain’s Ball at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Captain’s Ball at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia with Special Olympics Bolivia

The Ball’s 15,000th signature

The Ball’s 15.000th signature is 65 year old Lorenzo, representative of the indigenous Urus and Iruitos people who inhabit the tiny floating island #urus made completely of #totora plant on #laketiticaca #bolivia

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.