European Football Week News
Special Olympics European Football Week is an annual campaign running every year in late spring, promoting inclusion in football across Europe and Eurasia. The campaign involves an estimated 35,000+ athletes and Unified partners in over 45 countries. With the support of our partners, European Football Week aims at creating new sports opportunities for our athletes starting at grassroots level and building up to international events.
Special Olympics at UEFA EURO 2024: Excitement builds for athlete-volunteers in Hamburg!
Today, we catch up with a trio of volunteers: Emilio Jungclaus Miranda, Menja Radke and Steffi Rückner—two athletes and a coach from Special Olympics Hamburg.
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Special Olympics at UEFA EURO 2024: Athletes from Hessen Countdown to Kick Off!
Special Olympics athletes across Germany are in training to volunteer at UEFA EURO 2024 through a groundbreaking tandem volunteering programme inspired by the inclusivity of Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.
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European Football Week 2024: Martim’s Story
Martim from Special Olympics Portugal is one of 35,000 players from 45 countries taking part in Special Olympics European Football Week 2024. Discover what #EFW2024 and the game of football mean to him!
Thor and Joakim: One Coach, One Player, 25 Years
Swedish coach and player pair, Thor Guttormsen and Joakim Andersson, have undergone a long journey from new acquaintances to close friends, collecting accolades along the way and even attracting the attention of Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
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European Football Week 2024: Celebrating the Beautiful Game for ALL!
European Football Week #EFW2024 will see exciting football activities taking place across the continent from 25 May to 2 June 2024.
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Berlin 2023 Legacy Series Episode 2 - Bradley Stuart - Special Olympics Great Britain
In the second video of our EU-supported Berlin 2023 Legacy Series, Special Olympics Great Britain's athlete Bradley Stuart describes the power sports have for changing lives, including his own, and shares his life-changing journey at this year's World Games.
#EFW2023 Celebrates Women's Football and Empowers Unified Youth: Join the Action!
New edition of major European competition will run between 20 and 28 May 2023
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European Football Week 2023 Hero
#EFW2023 celebrates the thousands of Women in Special Olympics Football and Unified Youth. Let's make 2023 the year of Unity, Friendship and Football!
#EFW2022 is here!
Over 35,000 participants across 45 countries participated in football events from 20 to 29 May to mark the new edition of European Football Week #EFW2022, supported by UEFA.
European Football Week #EFW2022
Over 35,000 participants across 45 countries participated in football events from 20 to 29 May to mark the new edition of European Football Week #EFW2022, supported by UEFA.
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