Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 14, 2010
Eight Cambodian children from remote villages of Battambang province were selected by Spirit of Soccer and the Cambodian Football Federation to compete in the Football for Hope Festival 2010 in South Africa, an official event of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The festival featured a mini-World Cup tournament and cultural exchange in Johannesburg that brought together 32 delegations representing 50 countries from around the world.
Team Cambodia wins FIFA Fair Play Award
We received this letter from Grassroot Soccer a Laureus funded project and would like to share this with you.
To get a better understanding what GRS is all about watch the videos and if you want to get involved go to this site.
Dear Grassroot Soccer Friends, Family, and Supporters,
As the global soccer community returns home and the din of the vuvuzelas begins to fade, GRS can see the success of our efforts to leverage the World Cup in the fight against HIV in Africa. In the last month, GRS empowered over 4,500 young South African Skillz Holiday program graduates with the knowledge, skills, and support needed to live HIV free, and provided nearly 15,000 young people with the once in a lifetime opportunity to attend a World Cup match. With the eyes of the world on South Africa, GRS had the unique opportunity to share our work with a global audience, from footage of GRS’ Football For Hope Centre aired at every World Cup match, to coverage by ESPN, USA Today, and Vanity Fair, to an inspiring list of visitors including Queen Sofia of Spain, basketball star Kobe Bryant, and comedian Drew Carey. Read more
Dear Laureus,
We are happy and proud to tell you that, with all your support, we have managed to raise the funds to participate in the Football for Hope Festival in South Africa from June 28 – July 11, 2010. On behalf of whole MTG and especially the boys and girls and the leaders who have been selected to represent MTG in Johannesburg we would like to thank you very much.
Simba Ropa Parade
Edwin Moses with the Laureus Kids at the US Footbal Team's Camp
Sunday the Laureus kids from the Soweto Schools Rugby Project visited the US Team’s training camp with Edwin Moses. The kids were thrilled to see the team and to be able to tak e pictures you can see here.
On Saturday physically handicapped kids and youth teamed up with leading football players like Alain Sutter and Timo Konietzka for a charity game at the indoor football tournament in Bellikon. The six teams were led by no lesser personalities than Köbi Kuhn, Ottmar Hitzfeld and former FIFA referee Urs Meier.
Team Laureus in Bellikon with Ottmar Hitzfeld
