FBB to Run Summer Tournaments Alongside 'Lost in London'

As part of the preparations and fundraising drive for Football Beyond Borders: London 2011 and Middle East 2011, FBB will be running 6-a-side tournaments from next Wednesday (June 22nd) all the way through to 28th August, the day before we fly off to Hurghada for the first leg of Football Beyond Borders: Middle East 2011.

We have teamed up with student events company Lost In London to deliver weekly football events for the thousands of global students who visit London each summer.

Every Sunday from 12noon-3pm we will run an Under-18s soccer academy on Clapham Common, and after that from 3-6 we will run an Over-18s mini-league and knock-out.

With prizes to be had, friends to be made, and all the profits going towards Football Beyond Borders, why would anyone want to miss out?!

denticare Ltd to partner Football Beyond Borders: London 2011

We are delighted to announce that Denticare Ltd have officially agreed to become the main sponsor of Football Beyond Borders: London 2011.

Denticare was set-up by former University of London FC player and King’s College alumni Colin Hancock, who has built it up into one of the UK’s most successful and well-trusted dental companies.

Colin played for ULFC in the glory days of the 1960′s, when the Purples would regularly play Arsenal, West Ham and Spurs. A quick and skillful inside-forward, Colin regularly put goals past the likes of Bob Wilson (Arsenal), and in 1965 came up against a Geoff Hurst just coming into form, as Hurst bagged a brace against the Purples down at Motspur Park.

Denticare have been strong supporters of the University of London Purples since the side was resurrected four years ago, and we are delighted to have them on board with us for this groundbreaking project.

Competition Hotting Up for Football Beyond Borders: London 2011!

With just six weeks to go, the excitement is building and the competition is heating up for Football Beyond Borders: London 2011!

Representing Turkey are Adnan Menderes University from Aydın, and  they have already set up their own Facebook page, complete with photos of  previous successes and motivational videos!

 

 

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From Uruguay we have Paysandú University, and they too have been on the promotional trail on Facebook. Their page already has over 1,000 friends, and it was these friends to whom they turned when faced with the prospect of increasingly expensive flights.

 

 

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Ingenuity and hard work is always something we like to see here at FBB, especially when it’s for a good cause, so we were delighted to hear that the charity raffle held by Paysandú (in order to raise funds for them to come over) made it into the Uruguayan press.

 

Denticare Ltd. to sponsor Football Beyond Borders: London 2011

We are delighted to announce that Denticare Ltd have officially agreed to become the main sponsor of Football Beyond Borders: London 2011.

Denticare was set-up by former University of London FC player and King’s College alumni Colin Hancock, who has built it up into one of the UK’s most successful and well-trusted dental companies.

Colin played for ULFC in the glory days of the 1960′s, when the Purples would regularly play Arsenal, West Ham and Spurs. A quick and skillful inside-forward, Colin regularly put goals past the likes of Bob Wilson (Arsenal), and in 1965 came up against a Geoff Hurst just coming into form, as Hurst bagged a brace against the Purples down at Motspur Park.

Denticare have been strong supporters of the University of London Purples since the side was resurrected four years ago, and we are delighted to have them on board with us for this groundbreaking project.

 

Damascus University Forced to Withdraw, but American University in Cairo Confirms Entry

Unfortunately, due to the ongoing political situation in Syria, the University of Damascus have had to withdraw from participating in Football Beyond Borders: London 2011.

This years' events in Syria - and indeed across North Africa and the Middle East - have highlighted the incredibly important role students and young people can assume in the political life of a state, as well as the growing global impetus from students and young people to empower themselves and others within and across global societies.

This is why we believe that there is no better time for students, future leaders, and young people from across the globe to come together and - through the global language of football and under the banner of social enterprise - engage in dialogue, debate and cultural exchange.

Happily though, the American University in Cairo have confirmed that they will be coming to London this July to participate in Football Beyond Borders: London 2011.

The AUC is an independent, non-profit, apolitical and sectarian university with a great history and a diverse student body. As well as this, in September 2011 a Football Beyond Borders team will travel to Egypt, Palestine and Jordan and whilst in Egypt the AUC have graciously agreed to host the squad on campus.

With all the focus and attention the Egyptian uprising has been given this year, it will be a unique opportunity for everyone involved with Football Beyond Borders to engage in dialogue and debate with students who have been at the heart of such an important and historic movement.

However, our thoughts are now with the students of Syria, and with all the students and young people across the Middle East, Africa and the world who are struggling to change society for the better.

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