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Football

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Athletes

18 Teams Showcase Inclusion During Football Championship

More than 200 delegates from 12 countries took part in the inaugural Special Olympics International Football Championship held in Chennai, from 3 August to 6 August 2019.
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A group in red football kits stand on a football pitch with their arms around each other facing the camera smiling.
Athletes

Being a Leader Means Bringing a “Fighting Spirit”!

Speaking at his team’s Gothia Special Olympics Trophy debut in Gothenburg, Special Olympics Sweden athlete, Joakim Lantz discusses what it takes to be a good leader.
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A team in blue football kits gather together in front of the goals on a pitch with their hands in the air.
Community Impact

SKF and Special Olympics France: A Powerful Partnership

Through the power of football, a strong bond has developed between SKF and Special Olympics France athletes.
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Unified Sport Football (America Soccer) teams on the pitch for a group photo.
Press Releases

MLS WORKS and ESPN’s 6th Annual Special Olympics Unified Sports® All-Star Soccer Match

Unified Partners to compete in East vs. West All-Star match at ESPN Wide World of Sports as part of MLS All-Star week festivities.
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A group of men in blue shorts and white t-shirts stand together around one man who is holding a trophy. They have their mouths open as if shouting or cheering.
In the News

Integration in Action: Gothia Special Olympics Trophy

For one week every year, Gothenburg, Sweden is consumed by football fever as the Gothia Cup takes hold of the city—and the Gothia Special Olympics Trophy is right at the heart of it!
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Goal keeper on the field in the goal box.
In the News

Unified Soccer Takes the Field at MLS Game

The DC United verses New England Revolution unified game that took place 12 July 2019 as part of the Global Week of Inclusion in partnership with Major League Soccer and ESPN.
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Unified Soccer Takes the Field at MLS Game
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Unified Soccer Takes the Field at MLS Game

July 12, 2019 - DC United verses New England Revolution game on Friday—Global Week of Inclusion. Take the pledge!
Women in football/soccer jerseys run after a football on a green pitch.
Athletes

“I want to be part of the movement for women’s football”

Suzanne van den Einden-Brok from The Netherlands is both a Special Olympics Athlete Leader and a dedicated footballer. Now she’s combining her talents on a mission open up the beautiful game to ALL women and girls!
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Special Olympics - Keep up with the Girls
Videos

Special Olympics - Keep up with the Girls

‘Keep Up With the Girls’ is a new Special Olympics project, supported by Erasmus+ across 20 European countries, aimed at getting women and girls with and without intellectual disabilities involved in football. Learn more.
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