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Football

Ben McBride, Special Olympics UAE Football Coach, Regularly Welcomes Hundreds of Athletes to Virtual Training Sessions

Ben McBride is a volunteer football (soccer) coach from Special Olympics UAE. Prior to joining Special Olympics UAE as a Coach, Ben organized various sports programs for athletes of determination* for over 15 years.
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Gerald Mballe Becomes First-Ever Advisor for Unified with Refugees Programme

Special Olympics Europe Eurasia is excited to announce that Special Olympics Italia Unified Partner, Gerald Mballe will join the regional team as the movement’s first-ever Advisor on the Special Olympics Unified with Refugees programme.
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Special Olympics Athlete Leader becomes first person with Intellectual Disabilities to enroll in University in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Njegoš Mihajlović, athlete leader and Special Olympics medallist has become the first person with intellectual disabilities to enrol in a University in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Coaching Sports and Life Skills

Moeti Clement Sethunya takes a well-rounded approached to coaching football (soccer) and floor hockey at Special Olympics South Africa using it as a building block to athlete employment.
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Special Olympics Germany Football Coach Rob van Someren Brand

My name is Rob van Someren Brand, and I’m a football coach for Special Olympics Germany in Berlin.
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Team Player on the Field—And Off

Michel needed a job to support his mother and younger siblings, but he had yet to develop the social and adaptive skills that are so necessary in the workplace. Among other things, he had to adapt to working and communicating with a variety of people.
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Special Olympics Launches Digital Football Hub for Athletes

Football star Seamus Coleman backs campaign to support players during Covid-19 crisis.
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European Football Week 2020

This year, European Football Week went digital. Welcome to Faces of Football!
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Play to Win. Refuse to Lose.

Winning Gold at the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015
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Special Olympics Ecuador, Protagonist in Unveiling of Ambassador Team Uniforms

Independiente del Valle, the Ambassador Team of Special Olympics Ecuador and current champion of the South American Cup, unveiled their official uniform for the 2020 season, in an emotional event where Special Olympics athletes shone the brightest.
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