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Special Olympics European Football Week 2019 #EFW2019 in partnership with UEFA Respect runs from 25 May to 2 June. 40,000 participants across 50 countries will take part in 450 events. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2LIZiIt

The ‘Keep Up With the Girls’ awareness campaign is being backed by Special Olympics Global Ambassadors Didier Drogba and Cafu, FIFA Legend, Verónica "Vero" Boquete, Netherlands football star, Kirsten van de Ven. These stars and others are showing off their football skills and challenging everyone to make their own #KeepUpWithTheGirls challenge video! Learn more: http://bit.ly/2V9xH2D Download

A new BBC documentary on how Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver changed the world through sport is inspiring Special Olympics supporters across Great Britain to join the Special Olympics Unified Mile on 26 May 2019.

With football fans counting down the days to kick-off at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Special Olympics is also gearing up for a week-long celebration of the beautiful game.

As the first anniversary of Special Olympics’ milestone partnership with Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) draws closer, our teams travelled together to Serbia to explore the impact of the collaboration in schools across the country.

Between 25 May and 2 June 2019, 40,000 participants across 50 countries competed in 450 events.

You can find them at events, in offices and all over social media! Special Olympics volunteers are the motor fueling the movement.

Kiera Byland wins gold again for cycling at the 2019 World Games in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Just in time for the one year anniversary of our partnership, the Kerry Group is sending nine volunteers to the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi!