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Football for Friendship
Football for Friendship (Russian: ФУТБОЛ ДЛЯ ДРУЖБЫ), also known as F4F, is an international children's social programme implemented by the Russian oil conglomerate Gazprom. The programme, along with its spinoffs, came to an end in the Western world after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The programme continues in Russia and some allied states.
Within the framework of the programme, football players at the age of 12 from different countries take part in the annual "Football for Friendship Children's Forum", "Football for Friendship World Championship", and "International Day of Football and Friendship". The global operator of the programme is AGT Communications Group (Russia).
The first International Children's Forum Football for Friendship was held on May 25, 2013, in London. 670 children participated, coming from 8 countries: Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Russia, Serbia and Slovenia. Russia was represented by 11 football teams from the 11 Russian cities that would host the FIFA World Cup matches in 2018. The junior teams of Zenit, Chelsea, Schalke 04, Crvena Zvezda clubs, winners of the children's sports day of Gazprom, and winners of the Fakel festival also participated in the forum.
During the Forum, the children talked with their peers from other countries, met famous footballers, and attended the UEFA Champions League 2012–2013 Final at Wembley Stadium.
The result of the forum was an open letter in which the children formulated the eight values of the program: friendship, equality, fairness, health, peace, devotion, victory and traditions. Later, the letter was sent to the heads of the UEFA, FIFA and IOC.
The second season of the Football for Friendship Programme was held in Lisbon on May 23–25, 2014 and hosted more than 450 teenagers from 16 countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, France and Croatia. The young footballers took part in the international International Football for Friendship Forum, a tournament in street football and attended the UEFA Champions League 2013-2014 Final. The winner of the International Street Football Tournament in 2014 was the Benfica junior team from Portugal.
The third season of the International Social Programme Football for Friendship was held in June 2015 in Berlin.[citation needed] Young participants from Asia, including Japan, China and Kazakhstan, participated in the programme for the first time. In total, junior teams from 24 football clubs from 24 countries took part in the third season. The young footballers talked with their peers from other countries and stars of world football, including the global ambassador of the program, Franz Beckenbauer, and also took part in the International tournament of street football among junior teams. The winner of the International Street Football Tournament in 2015 was the Rapid junior team fromAustria.
In the fourth season of the Programme, 8 new junior teams from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Argentina, Brazil, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, and Syria joined, making the total number of participating countries 32.
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Football for Friendship
Football for Friendship (Russian: ФУТБОЛ ДЛЯ ДРУЖБЫ), also known as F4F, is an international children's social programme implemented by the Russian oil conglomerate Gazprom. The programme, along with its spinoffs, came to an end in the Western world after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The programme continues in Russia and some allied states.
Within the framework of the programme, football players at the age of 12 from different countries take part in the annual "Football for Friendship Children's Forum", "Football for Friendship World Championship", and "International Day of Football and Friendship". The global operator of the programme is AGT Communications Group (Russia).
The first International Children's Forum Football for Friendship was held on May 25, 2013, in London. 670 children participated, coming from 8 countries: Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Russia, Serbia and Slovenia. Russia was represented by 11 football teams from the 11 Russian cities that would host the FIFA World Cup matches in 2018. The junior teams of Zenit, Chelsea, Schalke 04, Crvena Zvezda clubs, winners of the children's sports day of Gazprom, and winners of the Fakel festival also participated in the forum.
During the Forum, the children talked with their peers from other countries, met famous footballers, and attended the UEFA Champions League 2012–2013 Final at Wembley Stadium.
The result of the forum was an open letter in which the children formulated the eight values of the program: friendship, equality, fairness, health, peace, devotion, victory and traditions. Later, the letter was sent to the heads of the UEFA, FIFA and IOC.
The second season of the Football for Friendship Programme was held in Lisbon on May 23–25, 2014 and hosted more than 450 teenagers from 16 countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, France and Croatia. The young footballers took part in the international International Football for Friendship Forum, a tournament in street football and attended the UEFA Champions League 2013-2014 Final. The winner of the International Street Football Tournament in 2014 was the Benfica junior team from Portugal.
The third season of the International Social Programme Football for Friendship was held in June 2015 in Berlin.[citation needed] Young participants from Asia, including Japan, China and Kazakhstan, participated in the programme for the first time. In total, junior teams from 24 football clubs from 24 countries took part in the third season. The young footballers talked with their peers from other countries and stars of world football, including the global ambassador of the program, Franz Beckenbauer, and also took part in the International tournament of street football among junior teams. The winner of the International Street Football Tournament in 2015 was the Rapid junior team fromAustria.
In the fourth season of the Programme, 8 new junior teams from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Argentina, Brazil, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, and Syria joined, making the total number of participating countries 32.