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January 2019 THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF STREETFOOTBALLWORLD SPOTLIGHT FOOTBALL4GOOD & PHOTOGRAPHY GET IN THE GAME: THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL FOR GOOD GIRLS PLAY, GATHERS IN BERLIN p. 6 GIRLS LEAD “When I go onto the pitch, I feel like I am the strongest woman in the world.” p. 66 IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW DAVID ACCAM FOOTBALL4THOUGHT COMMON GOAL & PHILADELPHIA UNION IS FOOTBALL BECOMING THE NEW GOLF? “It has always been my dream to help people and, with Common Goal, I think we have the same dream.” BY TOM VERNON p. 30 p. 62 www.streetfootballworld.org Published by streetfootballworld gGmbH Waldenserstr. 2–4 10551 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 (0) 30 7800 6240 [email protected] www.streetfootballworld.org Editor-in-Chief Elvira González-Vallés Copy Editor Nadia Convery Writers Nadia Convery Samuel Cook Elvira González-Vallés IMPRINT Contributors This work is licensed under the Creative Ana Arizabaleta Commons Attribution-Non-commercial- Jonathan Brackett Share Alike 4.0 International License. Rijki Kurniawan Nina Seibert Attribution – you must attribute the work Tom Vernon in the manner specified by the author or …So, there I was, listening to these two Punjabi licensor (but not in any way that suggests Art Editor young women, instantly captivated by every word that they endorse you or your use of the Anne Vogt they said. “The oldest people in my family used work). to tell me that girls are not as important as boys,” Photo Credits said Baljinder, “now my community sees me as a Non-commercial – you may not use this Cover: Elvira González-Vallés; p. 4 (top) Dana role model and my parents are very proud of it.” work for commercial purposes. Roesiger, (bottom) The END Fund; p. 5 (top) Elvira González-Vallés, (bottom) Creative Commons; ‘What has happened in between these two Share alike – if you alter, transform, or p. 6–21 streetfootballworld; p. 22–24 The END Fund; statements?’ I thought to myself… build upon this work, you may distribute p. 25 Wikimedia Creative Commons; p. 26–29 the resulting work only under the same or Jim Elson; p. 30–37 David Accam; p. 38 Pure Game; And the answer, or part of it, was football. similar license as this one. p. 39 The Football Foundation; p. 40–45 Fundación Tiempo de Juego; p. 46–51 Elvira González-Vallés; Let’s use football as part of the answer in 2019 – p. 52–55 Jim Elson; p. 56 Francess Kamara; p. 58 & the year of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, for all 59 Project GOAL; p. 60 & 61 Creative Commons; the young girls and women across the world. p. 66-81 Elvira González-Vallés; p. 82–85 The Football Club Social Alliance/Scort Foundation Elvira González-Vallés 3 IN THIS 66 Football4Good & Photography GIRLS PLAY, 6 ISSUE GIRLS LEAD Spotlight FOOTBALL FOR GOOD SUMMIT 2018 60 Football4Good in History 16 30 40 THE IMMORTAL 82 ELEVEN Football4Good Talks In-Depth Interview In Focus THE VICTORY OF ELEVEN BENGALI BOYS AGAINST THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT HOW CAN DAVID ACCAM LATIN AMERICA OF THE BRITISH RAJ THAT FOOTBALL COMMON GOAL TRAINING FOR PEACE BOOSTED THE ZEAL FOR VIETNAM MAXIMISE ITS 26 MEMBER & INDEPENDENCE ASIA CONTRIBUTION The Common Goal Movement MLS PLAYER GENERATION AMAZING FROM PIPE DREAMS TO LAUNCH: TO THE 2030 PROFESSIONAL PITCH Around the World with Football AGENDA? HARNESSING THE PITCH-OPENING IN INDIA JÜRGEN GRIESBECK, POWER OF SOCIAL IN VIETNAM MARCO BODE AND FATUMA ABDULKADIR ADAN DISCUSS ENTERPRISE WITH THE SCORT THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL THROUGH FOUNDATION 38 RIJKI KURNIAWAN’S TRAVEL FOOTBALL REPORT FROM VIETNAM streetfootballworld Network 52 62 MEET OUR TWO Stories from the Field Football4Thought NEW NETWORK “MY LIFE, MY PATH” BY TOM VERNON MEMBERS MATSELANE MOKEBISA, FOOTBALL IS BECOMING KICK4LIFE, LESOTHO THE NEW GOLF. IF WE DON’T 22 CHANGE THE RULES AND MINDSET, THE SPORT WILL BE Partner Highlight GAINING THE FOR THE FEW AND FORTUNATE ADVANTAGE THE END FUND FRANCESS KAMARA, PROJECT GOAL, USA 4 5 SPOTLIGHT Football for Good Summit 2018 GET IN THE GAME CONFERENCE IF BUILDINGS COULD SPEAK, and private sectors, politics and media, for two days of presentations, panel discussions, interactive WHAT WOULD THEY SAY? workshops and practical training sessions. Facilitators laced up to transform the cold hangar Airport hangars are vast, expansive spaces. The into a hotbed of ideas, the aim being simple: smallest of sounds reverberate, filling the large to gather and disseminate knowledge and best internal swathe of practices for using space with metallic sport as a tool for the acoustics. Meant integration and social for protection from inclusion of refugees. adverse weather conditions, as well as BUILDING for the maintenance, Football for Good repair, manufacturing, COHESIVE assembly and storage AND of aircraft, they are usually not places for INCLUSIVE people to converge. SOCIETIES Summit 2018 Especially those now obsolete from original THROUGH purpose, as is currently FOOTBALL the case with Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport, “This isn’t an BERLIN, GERMANY: which gained new 27TH NOVEMBER – 1ST DECEMBER 2018 relevance during the opportunity to rest 2015 European migrant on the laurels of the crisis. th st achievements made over “At one point this From the 27 of November to the 1 of December the last 15 years but a very hangar held 3000 Berlin played host to the Football for Good people,” our host chance to evaluate what and on-site manager changes need to be made Summit 2018. 127 organisations from across from local sport to improve and ensure organisation Tentaja the impact of football is streetfootballworld’s network, representing 85 explained, shifting prescience of its role even greater.” countries, spanning five continents, as well as a range as shelter within Dr. Vladimir Borković Europe’s refugee of external guests from the football industry and crisis from perception In his welcoming to reality. “We hope in 2019 that this is no longer words, streetfootballworld Associate & Network government officials, participated in the 2018 Get in called home.” While indicating improvement, the Director Dr. Vladimir Borković made clear this building’s troublesome history remains loaded with wasn’t “an opportunity to rest on the laurels of the the Game conference and biannual Network Assembly. historical weight and has unfortunately survived achievements made over the last 15 years,” but the airport’s metamorphosis. Giving the task of rather “to evaluate what changes need to be made Comprising a multitude of events, the occasion united the 2018 Get in the Game Conference, in reviewing in order to improve and ensure the impact of football and developing its own football for good vehicle, for good is even greater.” the vanguard of the world’s leaders in the field of specifically guided by the topicality of how to Conducting Training-of-Trainer practical and integrate refugees into European host communities methodological seminars, coaches then began football for good in order to maximise football’s through sport, a corporeal responsibility. demonstrating their expertise through specific As part of the first installment of the Football for football-based methodologies, incorporating tools contribution to building inclusive, more peaceful, and Good Summit, the conference brought together which participants could best implement within local organisations alongside international experts their home communities or use as inspiration for fairer societies. in the field, as well as representatives of the public individual programmes. 6 7 SPOTLIGHT Football for Good Summit 2018 WORKSHOPS FOOTBALL3 FOR RESPECT social ills.” Without a referee, this no better displayed than by Uni Such sentiments were shared by particular group decided a foul Papua Football Community and football3 for Respect facilitator would be awarded in the event of football3 participant Etsi Puji Robin Schröder, who works for two players appealing in unison, Lestari. Honing a professional RheinFlanke, an organisation while on another occasion, a footballing background and now dedicated to the integration of football3 session could see a joint President of Uni Papua’s bid to people with and without migrant team celebration made a rule. help underprivileged children backgrounds: “We as coaches are Both of which demonstrate the in Indonesia through access to always learning, we often get new focus upon self-determination, football, Etsi paid tribute to the ideas and gain inspiration from whereby agency is affirmed dialogue kindled by the game: those both newly and formerly through allowing players to create “The game teaches a mutuality acquainted with the football3 a game dictated by their own through learning based around methodology. football3 for rules. fun, which I can see working well Respect displays how a particular The success of the football3 with young people and those with variation of football, through the methodology in RheinFlanke’s different backgrounds.” focality of dialogue, inclusion, self- programmes has propelled the awareness and fair play values, organisation to expand to Berlin. holds the capacity to tackle specific Yet, the geographical scope was EDUFOOTBALL spaces to play while focusing on “In the warm-up, we looked GENERATION AMAZING and World Cup workers alike, transferable decision-making Channeling experience amassed how to convey social competences at areas such as teamwork, Also transferring knowledge seeking to form a lasting legacy opportunities within a safe from running local sport and values through football.” communication and healthy from whiteboard to green astro- of the 2022 World Cup. environment.” programmes

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