The entire Spirit of Football crew and The Ball itself would like to send our great appreciation to The University of Notre Dame (USA) in England programme.
News
Football Beyond Borders – Allstar Match
Ceylon Hickmann invited Spirit of Football and The Ball to Football Beyond Borders HQ in Brixton. “We’re really looking forward to tomorrow.”
It is Football, not women’s football!
A full house at Brentford. A sell-out. TV crews from around the world. A summer night’s football dream. High professional flowing football.
The Ball meets Eva Schloss – Auschwitz survivor
Spirit of Football’s USA Ambassador Karli Stenger and her 3 children, joined our team, to meet Eva Schloss, MBE, – Holocaust survivor and Anne Frank’s step sister. This is what it meant to her: “During our vacation in Europe this… [Read More]
One Ball, One World Challenge in London
London, so they say in London at least, is the most multicultural city on earth. As a matter of fact, one-third of all Londoners are foreign-born, and over 200 languages are spoken throughout its many neighbourhoods. We decided to put… [Read More]
The (Gender Equality) Ball at England v Norway (Brighton & Eastbourne)
While The Ball spent the day with Street Soccer London, The (Gender Equality) Ball was taken on its first journey to Eastbourne and Brighton including a first visit to the beach.
Kick-off
The Maori word Aroha means love, compassion, respect and empathy. The Ball represents all of these. And it was truly a kick-off of The Ball, its 6th, that did justice to all of these words.
Pre-kick-off climate action with Peckham Town FC
The Ball was hosted by Peckham Town FC in London on the eve of kick-off for their pre-season friendly against Enfield Borough, which they won 3-2 in sweltering conditions. “The Ball is putting a statement out there” said former England Captain Mary Phillip.
The Ball starts again
After four long years of strained waiting and preparation, the time has come again. The Ball is going on its sixth journey around the world. This time it is all about “climate action”.
Heads up – it’s a passing game
As the collaborative force of the original 12 teams of differing cultures and creeds proved as they gathered around a table to decide on the rules of football over 150 years ago, when we give space to our diversity and… [Read More]
One Ball One World
The Ball is rolling again… it’s the usual scene; maps are being studied and online meetings with folk around the planet are in full force; this time though the journey is anything but usual. As the world adjusts to the… [Read More]