Football tournament for integration

Sport & Cooperation Network organizes a football tournament for integration on May 10, starting at 11 and inviting boys and girls from 12 to 16 years old. The tournament will take place at Universidad Europea de Madrid campus based in Villaviciosa de Odón (Madrid).

The goal of the tournament is to promote intercultural integration and to share the experience among the kids from different background and cultures. Children will play football in mixed teams and all the attendees will enjoy a friendly day of football.

This event is sponsored by a successful crowd funding campaign launched by Red Deporte y Cooperación in 2013. The event is also sponsored by Real Club Deportivo Espanyol, Getafe FC and UEFA, all of them have provided the tournament with sport material.

We believe this would be a great opportunity for children to meet and play with other people of same age belonging to different cultures and races. To get to know the great social power of sport, to exchange this experience and thoughts, to be a part of mixed team, feel the power of togetherness, playing all for one purpose-to win. To win in the game and not only the game, to get to know which are the necessary qualities and know-hows, to win in life, all together. Or sometimes to lose the game and learn from the mistakes. There was a very famous quote of One the Nobel Prize’s winner Samuel Beckett, which says: Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Everyone is invited to participate and enjoy the day!