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OSA World Juggle-a-thon Jared Montz, from Online Soccer Academy, is once again holding the OSA World Juggle-a-thon to benefit Nothing But Nets.

#Jared Montz #malaria #nothing but nets #online soccer academy #OSA #World Juggle-a-thon

Craig Willinger Fund: Making Dreams Come True

About The Craig Willinger Fund honors soccer fans, ages 10 to 25, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see their favorite team – domestic or international – play on their home pitch or another unique soccer venue.

Mission To fulfill the dreams of soccer fans with cancer.

History of the Craig Willinger Fund The Craig Willinger Fund (CWFund) was created in 2009 by Craig, his family, and new…

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#cancer #Craig Willinger #Craig Willinger Fund #fans #soccer #team

Guest Post - My thoughts: Hijab on the Pitch

Guest Post from @_shireenahmed_: "My thoughts: #Hijab on the Pitch"

Editor’s Note: This is a repost of what I feel is an important read regarding the recent news in FIFA’s decision to lift the ban on wearing head coverings for religious reasons during matches. My sincere thanks to Shireen Ahmed for sharing her post on this site.

About the Author, Shireen Ahmed: I play football. Hard. I love Barca and my cat. I am a Muslim woman. That’s all. Follow me on Twitter: @…

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#FIFA #football #headcovering #hijab #muslim #pitch #Shireen Ahmed #soccer #women

The Pitch: Haiti

The Pitch: Haiti cc: @thepitchhaiti

About The Pitch: Haiti is a soccer-based youth outreach program in Tabarre, Haiti. The Pitch uses soccer training and teams to build relationships with kids, and leverages those relationships to serve the community, meet basic humanitarian needs, build vocational skills, and share the love of Christ.

Mission To provide a safe place for kids to play a game they love while showing them they are…

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#Haiti #soccer #The Pitch #The Pitch: Haiti #youth development

Innovative Soccer and Education Programs Reach Darfuri Refugee Camps @IACT @DarfurUnited

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Having received headline data on StubHub sales for the first six Premier League home games of this season, it is clear that the StubHub resale platform is pushing up the price of tickets to watch Tottenham Hotspur. The evidence provided shows that 91% of tickets are being sold above face value. At the two category A games included in the data, Chelsea and West Ham United, tickets were sold at an average price of 135% and 53% above face value respectively. These figures show that StubHub and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) are misguided to continue insisting that that the high prices shown on the StubHub platform do not equate to actual sales.

New trailer for @soccerfilm "Changing the Game" documentary

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footybedsheets

*trigger warning*’

A video was recently brought to my attention. My husband sent it to me after it was posted on his Facebook feed. He was as horrified as I was.

I did not post it sooner I have grappled with trying to figure out how to embed it into my document.

I was not interested in drawing...

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The Football Association has been forced to defend the appointment to its new Inclusion Advisory Board of the former player Michael Johnson, who refused to back the fight against homophobia on a 2012 BBC1 programme

The FA have somehow managed to appoint someone to a board geared towards advising on inclusion who has publicly advised against inclusion. Yet again the FA continues to surpass the high benchmark for fuck ups it has already set itself.