"Football for Hope" held amid FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
4/12/2008 16:28
The Football for Hope movement was launched yesterday as a part of the
U-20 Women's World Cup being held in Chile.
The movement, led by soccer's
world governing body FIFA, is aimed to create a better future through the medium
of soccer.
Harold Mayne-Nicholls, President of the Soccer Federation of
Chile, together with FIFA officials, attended the opening
ceremony.
Mayne-Nicholls stressed the need of fulfilling soccer's social role
to boost the friendship among the youth.
More than 200 youngsters aged
between 15 and 21 will participate in the four-day project.
Xinhua
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