Urbanisation will be one of the most powerful forces in shaping the 21st century and even with life in most cities on pause, there are many looking ahead to what will come next. For sport, this could have profound implications. The ...
When the new school year begins in New Caledonia on 22 March, 23 girls between the ages of 12 and 14 will join the FIFA academy in what will be an important step in the development of women’s football and ...
The 2018 online #WhiteCard campaign reached new heights on the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, April6, with more than 90 ...
The U.S. Soccer Foundation is launching a national campaign, It’s Everyone’s Game, aimed at dramatically expanding its impact on children across the country through soccer-based programs. To kick off the campaign, Chicago Mayor Rahm ...
The National Inclusion Cup gives underprivileged children and young adults a chance to play football seriously, and it also changes lives Mumbai: In his little village, Oodlabarie in Assam, Hariskrishna loved to watch older kids playing football. Some of ...
Sport is recognised by the United Nations as a “an important enabler of sustainable development”. As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the inception of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)1 at a United Nations Summit, sport was highlighted ...
FIFA have announced an amendment to the system of registration of players that could be a significant step forward in changing the way that young refugees and asylum seekers are given access to play football and realise its capacity to ...
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has officially launched its foundation which will use the game to provide aid and social development to communities across the region. The AFC is already working on social responsibility projects in across Asia, including typhoon-hit ...
Because of Finland’s harsh winters, artificial pitches and indoor facilities are vital to ensuring football is possible all year round and UEFA’s HatTrick assistance programme has played a big role in making this a reality. “Of our more than 300 artificial ...
The boys trot around the pitch in a rather reluctant but uniform mode. They are all soaked in mud after the heavy downpour caught them playing, almost unawares. They decided they would not stop but play on. It was fun; ...
