The Ball has led over a hundret workshops in about FairPlay, Climate Action and Gender Equality in 21 countries. Over 13,000 signatures and pledges for Sustainability and Gender Equality. In December 2023, The Ball visited its 22nd and final country,… [Read More]
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COP28 Diary 3: Presenting The Ball at the Extreme Hangout
Read here how The Ball was presented at the COP28 Extreme Hangout and met climate activists as well as footballer Jordan Henderson and musician Matt Sorum. Spirit of Football was able to present The Ball and its stories at the… [Read More]
COP28 Diary 1: Pledges from Climate Action Leaders
COP is the Climate Conference by the United Nations, hosted by the UNFCCC secretariat (UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). In 2023, COP28 was hosted by the United Arab Emirates and was hosted in Dubai. For us as… [Read More]
The Ball at the Sport Positive Summit 2023
The Ball was lucky enough to be invited again to this year’s Sport Positive Summit in London. This is a conference where different stake holders from the sport industry come together to find ways to make sport more sustainable and… [Read More]
Final thoughts: The Impact of the Women’s World Cup and The Ball
By Iris Albulet and Andrew Aris from Spirit of Football Have you digested the World Cup Final yet? What a tournament it has been: The quality of the games, the excitement, the support, the top-class football and the raw emotion…. [Read More]
#PassItOn: The Ball meets Generation Amazing
During Festival23 more than 75 female youth leaders from Football for Good (F4G) organisations from all over the world came together in Sydney around the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Ball was also part of this inspiring F4G festival,… [Read More]
The Ball meets Power! – Powerchair Football Victoria
By Sarah Van Vooren, Atoot Co-Founder, Equal Playing Field Ambassador and part of our Spirit of Football Family: Powerchair football is the greatest sport you have probably never heard about. Let me be the first to say: THIS FOOTBALL IS… [Read More]
Inclusion and Rehabilitation – The Ball at Port Phillip Prison
We knew we were going to a prison rehabilitation project, but as we arrived I realized: this is a real prison; in fact a high security prison. George Halkias is the incredible mind who started the Big Issue Australia Street… [Read More]
‘I plan to fight for equal opportunities for my sister’ – Casey Fields Primary
By Sarah Van Vooren, Atoot Co-Founder, Equal Playing Field Ambassador and member of the Spirit of Football family Stepping onto the community pitch at Casey Fields Primary School in suburban Melbourne was my first sip of The Ball & Spirit… [Read More]
The Matildas go Waltzing on in the round of 16
‘Waltzing Matilda’ is a famous Australian folk song. The song originally to do with a sheep shearers strike in the 1890s is all about fighting for social justice. Waltzing is from the German term ‘auf der walz’ , which means… [Read More]
The Ball 2023 on the finish line: Australia
After 12 months, The Ball has reached its last country on this year’s journey: Australia. Australia is country number 21 on this journey. Full with activities, The Ball’s journey culminates with a visit to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final… [Read More]
The 10,000th signature!
On the way to the airport on June 29th, we took a picture at the highest point on South Tawara, Kiribati. Posing here serves the purpose of an interesting picture, but at the same time shows how existentially Kiribati is… [Read More]