Sport as a means to promote inclusion. The Municipality of Verona sponsors A ball like the World: the 19th edition of the football world championship, organized by The Great Challenge Onlus. A day of fairplay, scheduled for Sunday 23 June at the Asd Parona and Cus sports fields. Verona, in via della Diga 8.
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Creating a strong and inclusive social fabric through cultural comparison is building bonds of brotherhood generating new relational spaces. These are the objectives ofsporting event on Sunday. A moment awaited by the community, as demonstrated by the important participation of athletes, coming from twenty-two countries and four continents, which took place in previous editions. This year too, we will see him take the field the mayor Damiano Tommasi in the Italian national team.
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The following spoke at the presentation conference on 19 June: Jacopo Buffolocouncilor for Youth and Participation Policies and Equal Opportunities, together Roberto Nicolispresident of ASD The great challenge Onlus.
«It is a pleasure to be here again together with the Grande Sfida, which organizes this beautiful football tournament around the world, demonstrating how sport can be a meeting point and a tool for being a community by sharing differences – comments the councilor Jacopo Buffolo – This event shows us the need to have a multicultural outlook, to go beyond indifference and break down the prejudices that still exist.”
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Also present Antonio Filippi Asd The great challenge Onlus and the players Iacob Sergiu for Romania, Amid Bendra Morocco and Tommaso Rinaldi Italy.
Roberto De Nicolis explains: «The aim of the tournament is to build the city through relationships. It becomes an opportunity to meet and get to know each other, and to go beyond preconceptions, experiencing a day of celebration in the name of that passion that unites everyone: sport.”
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The tournament
Eight teams divided into two groups will participate in the tournament. In the first, Italy, Morocco, Nigeria and SeneGambia will clash. In the second, however, Guinea Conakry, Senegal, Romania and Paraguay. Kick-off is scheduled for 9am and the qualifiers will last until 6pm. Followed by the finals to establish the team rankings.
The prices
At the World Cup it’s not just whoever scores the most goals who will win. The championship involves victory sportyawarded to whoever wins sportingly on the field, a victory of fair playfor those who stand out for their behavior that respects the rules and principles of the tournament, on and off the field. Finally, prize hospitalitygiven to those who know how to include, through their own traditions, the opposing team, referees and supporters: green light to typical foods and drinks, music, dances and traditions.
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