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The Clericus Cup: The ‘Champions League’ of the Catholic Church
Alex Lawson delved into the world of faith in football, literal sin bins and hiding inspirational verses in shin pads.
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Community Matters brings you closer to the good work done by charity and community projects that use football as the core tool for delivering a service to the wider community that includes social improvement. We also spotlight the brilliant work done by footballers that often goes unnoticed. The power football holds to break boundaries and make a difference in our lives is staggering and all the stories you read here all deserve recognition and all our support to continue making a positive difference around the world and closer to home.
Alex Lawson delved into the world of faith in football, literal sin bins and hiding inspirational verses in shin pads.
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“This is a project close to my heart as my father was orphaned as a very small child,” says the former Lyon, West Ham United and Sevilla striker. “As the son of an orphan, I have a personal reason to try and help orphaned and vulnerable children.”
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From organising matches with displaced Iraqi refugees to being spied on by the Turkish authorities, London organisation Football Beyond Borders has gone to great lengths to unite disparate groups through football. Alex Lawson takes a look at a group aiming to bury deep and seething hatchets worldwide through football.
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With a population of 176,000, the idea of a football revolution springing from among the banana plantations and picturesque beaches of St Lucia may appear far fetched. Alex Lawson caught up with Sacred Sports to discover how the late Keith Alexander, English football’s first black manager, spearheaded a charity intent on improving the game and people’s lives across the Caribbean.
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As the Africa Cup of Nations dawns next week, Scottish organisation Africa on the Ball is set to come into its own. The organisation’s co-founder Andrew Jenkin tells Alex Lawson how the two-year-old organisation is improving lives in Zambia and why the tournament in South Africa may help spur the charity forward.
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Inspired to change the perceptions of British Muslims after the 9/11 and 7/7 terrorist attacks, Sabir Bham has been on a direct and forthright mission ever since. Alex Lawson caught up with the recently crowned BBC Sports Personality Unsung Hero to see how he is using football to promote the positive aspects of Islam and prevent violent extremism.
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One World Futbol Project has created one of the most interesting and engaging stories in football for development as the company distributes the world’s first virtually-indestructible football. Alex Lawson explains how one man’s flair for invention, a determination to aid those caught up in war zones, and a friendship with Sting have helped make the project possible.
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KICKFAIR is developing an entirely new brand of football based around creating positive attitudes on the field. Alex Lawson discusses how the German charity has built a model that can be exported around the world to save those spiralling towards a life of crime.
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AIR Football has been rescuing young men from lives of violent crime, drug dealing and unemployment for six years. Alex Lawson takes a look at the charity John Barnes and Gareth Southgate have backed to improve young people’s futures.
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The brainchild of World Cup winners Patrick Vieira and Bernard Lama, Diambars is creating a blueprint for development projects across Africa.
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Beyond Sport has positioned itself as the key forum for sport and football development bodies to meet as well as a partner in programmes, helping communities from South Africa to Haiti with the help of ambassadors including Tony Blair and Lucas Radebe.
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Alex Lawson takes a look around Upshot – an innovative piece of software by the Football Foundation that takes the pain out of administration
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