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Over the past year, footballers from around the world have come together to prioritise
Celebrating FC Nordsjælland ongoing commitment through the 1% ahead of World Football Giving Day
executives and staff members across FCN and the wider Right to Dream ecosystem have
A conversation with Tamara Awartani, co-founder of Palestine: Sports for Life. Across the sport-for-development world, the idea of a safe space is central — a place where young people can play, learn, and belong. In Palestine, that idea carries a different weight. Safety here is not only emotional; it’s physical and political.Since 2011, Palestine Sports for Life has been creating those safe spaces — using sport and life skills to reach marginalised communities across the West Bank, East Jerusal
œShe drove me everywhere,â€� Tamara recalls. “Without my mother, I wouldn’t have
New Report published by Football for Future and Common GoalA new climate-risk report published by Football for Future and Common Goal warns that the 2026 FIFA World Cup could be the last of its kind in North America without urgent climate action. Pitches in Peril – produced in collaboration with climate risk and resilience analytics firm Jupiter Intelligence – also shows that the grassroots pitches where World Cup legends learned their trade are already facing the devastating effects of climate
Gnabry, Jessie Fleming, and Alexei Rojas, as well as USMNT player Mark McKenzie, have
Powering Community-led Climate Action through Football Access The Match Day for Our Planet Toolkit in English here and in Spanish hereCommon Goal, in collaboration with Football Écologie France and Spirit of Football, is proud to launch Matchday for Our Planet, a practitioner’s toolkit designed to empower grassroots organisations in the intersection of sport, community engagement, and climate action.  Developed with and for the Football for Good community, the toolkit equips community leaders, c
Common Goal survey of more than 200 member organisations found that 98% of them have
Common Goal and E-Motion Expand Initiative with Backing from Oak Foundation and FOX SportsIn response to a growing crisis of care, Common Goal and E-Motion are teaming up for the next phase of Create the Space – a mental and emotional health initiative designed to transform teams and organizations into communities of care.  Over the next three years, Create the Space will bring accessible tools and strategies directly to organizational leaders and program practitioners working in vulnerable comm
and staff feel supported both on and off the pitch. Together, these leaders have
€“ May 26 A collective global moment to give back through football Communities have
€“ May 26 A collective global moment to give back through football Communities have
€“ May 26 A collective global moment to give back through football Communities have
€“ May 26 A collective global moment to give back through football Communities have
