StreetSoccer Scotland<\/a><\/h4>\nSome photos thanks to from the Glasgow Street Soccer Drop In session where the Spirit of Football e.V. project visited us with ‘The Ball’ which will travel the world in the build up to Rio 2014 FIFA World Cup. Spirit of Football said “SoF is proud to visit Street Soccer Scotland on Thursday 16 January at their drop in Powerleague Seesion, 1 Kennedy Street, Glasgow from 1pm-3pm. The Ball 2014 will be played with in fair play street soccer matches and all players will have the opportunity to hear about its journeys as well as to sign it. In doing so they will become part of soccer\u2019s Olympic Torch on its incredible 6 month pilgrimage from London to Brazil and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n
About The Ball:<\/p>\n
The Ball is football\u2019s equivalent to the Olympic Torch. The \u201cSpirit of Football\u201d team participates in education, fundraising, advocacy, press and PR activities for inspiring causes like Street Soccer Scotland. Tens of thousands of people come in contact with The Ball and sign it along its 30,000km journey across 25 countries. By the time it reaches Brazil, The Ball will be the most\u2013autographed ball in the history of the sport.<\/p>\n
Here is The Ball’s 2014 itinerary:
\n\u2022 Thursday, January 9th 2014: The Ball kicks off in Battersea Park, London.
\nEurope
\n\u2022 England: Jan 9 \u2013 Jan 13
\n\u2022 Scotland: Jan 14 \u2013 Jan 16
\n\u2022 England: Jan 17 \u2013 Jan 19
\n\u2022 Belgium: Jan 19 \u2013 Jan 20
\n\u2022 Holland: Jan 20 \u2013 Jan 21
\n\u2022 Germany: Jan 21 \u2013 Jan 26
\n\u2022 Switzerland: Jan 26 \u2013 Jan 27
\n\u2022 Italy: Jan 27 \u2013 Jan 28
\n\u2022 France: Jan 28 \u2013 Jan 29
\n\u2022 Spain: Jan 29 \u2013 Feb 2
\n\u2022 Portugal: Feb 2 \u2013 Feb 5
\nNorth America
\n\u2022 USA: Feb 5 \u2013 Mar 4
\n\u2022 Mexico: Mar 4 \u2013 Mar 14
\nCentral America
\n\u2022 Guatemala: Mar 14 \u2013 Mar 21
\n\u2022 Honduras: Mar 21 \u2013 Mar 29
\n\u2022 Nicaragua: Mar 29 \u2013 Apr 6
\n\u2022 Costa Rica: Apr 6 \u2013 Apr 14
\n\u2022 Panama: Apr 14 \u2013 Apr 18
\nSouth America
\n\u2022 Colombia: Apr 18 \u2013 Apr 27
\n\u2022 Ecuador: Apr 27 \u2013 May 3
\n\u2022 Peru: May 3 \u2013 May 11
\n\u2022 Bolivia: May 11 \u2013 May 16
\n\u2022 Chile: May 16 \u2013 May 23
\n\u2022 Argentina: May 23 \u2013 June 1
\n\u2022 Uruguay: June 1 \u2013 June 6
\n\u2022 Brazil: June 6: Journey\u2019s End and start of the FIFA World Cup
\n\u2022 June 6 \u2013 World Cup Final: The Ball tours Brazil
\nThe Ball 2014:
\n\u2022 kicked off in London on January 9th 2014, exactly 150 years after the first official game of soccer to FA rules:
\n\u2022 has been hand made by a prisoner in a Brazilian Government rehabilitation project called \u201cPintando a Liberdade\u201d.
\n\u2022 is travelling 30,000km through 25 countries in Europe, North, Central and South America to Brazil
\n\u2022 has a mission to raise awareness for its partners and to produce education material for SoFs “One Ball, One World” education programme
\n\u2022 is visiting schools and running its education project which includes a presentation of The Ball’s story, history as well as music, dance, art and fair play soccer
\n\u2022 is visitng some of the world’s oldest and most respected soccer clubs like FC Barcelona & FC Liverpool
\n\u2022 has so far been signed by Ledley King, Gordon Strachan and will be signed at midday today by Ally McCoist
\n\u2022 will be working with Special Olympics and other football for development organisation to raise public awareness for their missions of tolerance, inclusion, fair play and respect.
\nEveryone has the right to play and everyone from street kicker to super star footballer can kick and sign The Ball.<\/p>\n
One Ball, One World<\/p>\n
Photos: Edinburgh Photographic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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