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.
“On The Ball, City” the Norwich City F.C. song, is described as the world’s oldest football song still in use today:
Kick off, throw in, have a little scrimmage,
Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die;
On the ball, City, never mind the danger,
Steady on, now’s your chance,
Hurrah! We’ve scored a goal.
City!, City!, City!
“On The Ball, City” (sometimes abbreviated ‘OTBC’ in writing), the Norwich City F.C. song, is described as the world’s oldest football song still in use today;[1][2] the song is in fact older than the club itself having probably been penned for Norwich Teachers or Caley’s FC in the 1890s, and used b…
In 2010, DHL delivered The Ball by road and air from Senegal to South Africa. They ensured The Ball was present at events, organised cavalcades around cities, helped the team get visas and sent video footage and equipment to our partners. They also provided us with office facilities and internet access. Check out the slideshow to see how that happened:
Spirit of Football wants is to help bring people together and show that sport is for everyone. We’d love it if you joined us in our mission. One Ball One World.
The spirit of balls and ball-hats… Two girls from the Johannesschule in Erfurt today with The German School Ball, The Ball 2010, The Fans will be Friends Ball 2012 and The newly arrived Brazilian ball.
Two girls from the Johannesschule in Erfurt today with The School Ball, The Ball 2010, The Fans will be Friends Ball 2012 and The newly arrived replica 2014 Ball…
Brasília que vai abrigar alguns jogos da copa de 2014, quer transformar o estádio Mané Garrincha em uma das arenas de futebol mais sustentáveis do mundo! Bela iniciativa, vamos ver?! http://goo.gl/VMr3P
