Their goal is to tackle the most pertinent challenges facing societies and the planet using the unifying power of football in education and advocacy. For the first time, The Ball is travelling to the FIFA Women’s World Cup and it stopped at MAHSA University before it made its way to Indones, then to New Zealand and finally to Australia for the Women's World Cup. While journeying across continents, it spreads awareness of the United Nation's Sustainability Development Goals (UNSDG) predominantly Gender Equality and Climate Change was their objective and we are pleased to discover through The Ball, how everyone around the world, through this one ball, has collaborated together in making their pledges to change and sustain the world we live in. As an official partner with Spirit of Football, MAHSA is truly proud to embark on this journey with The Ball and support the efforts of promoting and implementing actions on sustainable developments for the betterment of the planet we live in.
Little is usually understood about the effects of climate change, until it disrupts our own day to day life. Our single effort may seem minute in the face of a big planet, but through The Ball, we discovered how much of an impact each small effort makes, because just like the individual us, someone else out there is doing the same effort, and collectively changing the landscape of this journey. Read more about The Ball, and find out how you too can be part of this action-driven mission for a better tomorrow.
On The Ball’s epic journey to the World Cup, it is played with in organised games of football, in kick–abouts and in juggling sessions. Anyone and everyone can engage with The Ball, sign it, kick it and help it along its way. The Ball becomes a representative of unity in a divided world. It enriches the World Cup with a symbol that matches the spirit of the Olympic Flame.
History of The Ball
In the summer of 1998, three friends (Phil Wake, Christian Wach and Richard Hamilton) went to the FIFA World Cup in France where they became fascinated by the songs and celebrations of supporters. They were captivated by the power that music had to bring rival fans together and discovered through kick–abouts that football truly is a global language. Infected by the World Cup bug, they began planning an overland trip to the next World Cup in Korea & Japan.
The Ball is Football's Olympic Torch. Every four years, The Ball kicks off from its “Mount Olympus”, Battersea Park in London, where the very first game of modern rules football took place in 1864. The Ball celebrates this moment – the birth of modern football – because it gave rise to a common set of rules which enable the whole world to play together. The Ball’s destination is the Opening Ceremony of the FIFA World Cup.
Instead of being passed from hand to hand like the torch, The Ball is played with in as many kick–abouts and games of football as possible along the way to the host country.
It is more than just a symbol of fair play to be admired from afar — The Ball invites people from all walks of life to share in the joy of participation. It engages them directly in playing the game and indirectly by connecting them to the World Cup.
History of The Ball
In the summer of 1998, three friends (Phil Wake, Christian Wach and Richard Hamilton) went to the FIFA World Cup in France where they became fascinated by the songs and celebrations of supporters. They were captivated by the power that music had to bring rival fans together and discovered through kick–abouts that football truly is a global language. Infected by the World Cup bug, they began planning an overland trip to the next World Cup in Korea & Japan.
Explore the Ball's remarkable journey here: https://theball.tv/2010/blog/
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