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Football for Friendship (Russian: ФУТБОЛ ДЛЯ ДРУЖБЫ) is an annual International Children’s Social Programme implemented by Gazprom.[1] Within the framework of the programme, football players at the age of 12 from different countries[2] take part in the annual International Football for Friendship Childrens Forum, Football for Friendship World Championship, International Day of Football and Friendship[3] The global operator of the programme is AGT Communications Group (Russia).

History

Football for Friendship 2013

The first International Children's Forum Football for Friendship was held on May 25, 2013, in London. 670 children from 8 countries took part in it: from Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Russia, Serbia and Slovenia.[4] Russia was represented by 11 football teams from 11 Russian cities that will 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[5] also participated in the forum.

During the Forum, the children talked with their peers from other countries, and famous footballers, and also attended the UEFA Champions League Final in 2012/2013 at Wembley Stadium.[6]

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.[7] In September 2013, during a meeting with Vladimir Putin and Vitaly Mutko, Sepp Blatter confirmed receipt of the letter and stated that he was ready to support Football for Friendship.[8]

Football for Friendship 2014

The second season of the Football for Friendship Programme was held in Lisbon on May 23–25, 2014 and embraced 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 Final in 2013/2014.[9] The winner of the International Street Football Tournament in 2014 was the Benfica junior team (Portugal).

Football for Friendship 2015

The third season of the International Social Programme Football for Friendship was held in June 2015 in Berlin.[citation needed] Young participants from the Asian continent – children's football teams from 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 (Austria).

Football for Friendship 2016

In the fourth season of the Programme, 8 new junior teams[10] from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Argentina, Brazil, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, and Syria[10] joined it, so the total number of participating countries reached 32.[11]

Football for Friendship 2017

In 2017, the number of participating countries increased from 32 to 64.[12] For the first time, the Football for Friendship Programme was attended by children from Mexico[13] and the United States.[14] Thus, the project united young players of four continents — Africa, Eurasia, North America and South America.[14]

Football for Friendship 2018

In 2018, it was decided that the Sixth season of the Football for Friendship Programme would be held from February 15 to June 15 in Russia. The programme participants include young footballers and journalists representing 211 countries and regions of the world.[15] The official start of the 2018 programme was made by the Open Draw, by the results of which 32 football teams – International Teams of Friendship – were formed.[16]

Football for Friendship 2019

In 2019, The Seventh Season of the Gazprom International Children's Social Programme Football for Friendship was launched on March 18, 2019. The final events of the F4F were held in Madrid from May 28 to June 2.[17] The International Day of Football and Friendship was celebrated in more than 50 countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America on April 25. The Russian Football Union (RFU) also joined the celebration.[18] The Gazprom International Children’s Social Programme F4F Forum was held in Madrid on May 30, 2019. It brought together experts from all over the world - football coaches, doctors of children's teams, stars, journalists from leading international media, representatives of international football academies and federations.[citation needed] The world's most multinational football training session took place in Madrid on May 31. As a result of the training session, Football for Friendship received an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® certificate.[19] During the Seventh Season 32 Young Journalists from Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America were part of the Football for Friendship International Children's Press Center, which covered the final events and participated in the preparation of materials together with international and national media.[20] Participants of the Seventh Season presented the Nine Values Cup (an International Children's Social Programme Football for Friendship Award) to the Liverpool Football Club as the most socially responsible team.[citation needed] On June 1, the culmination of the Seventh Season - the final match of the Football for Friendship World Cup - took place on the UEFA Pitch in Madrid. Based on its results, the Antiguan Snake national team tied the Tasmanian Devil 1: 1 in regulation time, and then won the penalty shootout, thereby winning the main prize.[21]

Football for Friendship 2020

In 2020, the final events of the Eighth Season of Football for Friendship were held online on a digital platform from November 27 to December 9, 2020. More than 10,000 participants from over 100 countries around the world joined the key events.[22] For the programme’s eighth season, the Football for Friendship World multiplayer online football simulator was developed, on the basis of which the 2020 Football for Friendship World Championship was held. The game has been available for downloading worldwide since December 10, 2020, the World Football Day. Users got an opportunity to participate in matches according to the rules of the Football for Friendship, uniting in international teams. The multiplayer game is based on the programme’s core values, such as friendship, peace, and equality. On November 27, the 2020 Football for Friendship World Championship Open Draw took place.[23] From November 28 to December 6, an Online International Friendship Camp with humanitarian and sports educational programmes for children was held.[24] From November 30 to December 4, sessions of the Online International Football for Friendship Forum were held, at which projects on the development of children's sports were presented. An expert forum evaluated the presentation of projects vying for the International Football for Friendship Award.[25]

From December 7–8, the Football for Friendship World Championship was held. This year's Championship was held in an online format on a digital platform, for which the Football for Friendship World multiplayer football simulator was specially developed.[26] The Football for Friendship Grand Final took place on December 9.[27] A series of webinars for children from different countries in support of the 75th anniversary of the UN took place during the Programme’s Eighth Season.[28] The Stadium is Where I Am show was launched with the participation of football freestylers from all around the world. In each episode, freestylers taught Young Ambassadors to perform tricks, and at the end of each episode a competition for the best trick was announced. The show concluded with a global online master class, with which the Football for Friendship Programme set a second Guinness World Record, this time for the number of participants involved (December 6, 2020).[29] Good News Editors - a weekly show launched by the Young Journalists of Football for Friendship, in which children shared positive news from around the world with viewers.[30]

Football for Friendship World Championship

The International Children's football tournament is held within the framework of the Football for Friendship Programme.[31] Teams participating in the championship – Friendship Teams – are formed during an Open Draw.[32] The teams are organized[33] on the principle of Football for Friendship: athletes of different nationalities, sex and physical abilities play in the same team.[34]

International Children’s Press Centre

A special feature of the Football for Friendship program is its own International Children's Press Center.[35] It was first organised under the Football for Friendship Programme in 2014.[36] Young journalists in the press center cover the events of the Programme in their countries:[37] they prepare news for national and international sports media, participate in the creation of materials for the Football for Friendship TV channel, the children's Football for Friendship newspaper and the program's official radio station.[37] The International Children's Press Center unites the winners of the Best Young Journalist national contests,[38] young bloggers, photographers and writers. Young journalists from the press center present their view from within the Programme,[37] implementing the format "children about children".[39]

International Day of Football and Friendship

Under the Football for Friendship Programme, the International Day of Football and Friendship is celebrated on April 25.[40] This holiday was celebrated for the first time in 2014 in 16 countries.[41] On this day, friendly matches,[41] flash mobs, radio marathons, master classes, television shows, open training sessions, etc. took place.[42] More than 50,000 people took part in the celebration.

In 2015, Day of Football and Friendship was celebrated in 24 countries.[43] During the festival, there were friendly football matches and other events. In Germany, Schalke 04 footballers held an open training session,[43] Serbia hosted a TV show, Ukraine – a match between the junior team of Volyn FC and children who are registered at the Lutsk city center of social services for families, children and young people.[43]

In Russia, the Day of Football and Friendship was celebrated on April 25 in 11 cities. Friendly football matches were held in Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Barnaul, St. Petersburg and Saransk, to recall the key values of the program. In Krasnoyarsk, Sochi and Rostov-on-Don, a Friendship Relay was held with the participation of torchbearers from the Olympic Torch Relay 2014. In Moscow, with the support of the Sports Federation of the Blind, an Equal Opportunity Tournament was organized. On May 5, the Day of Football and Friendship was celebrated in Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan.[43]

In 2016, Day of Football and Friendship was celebrated in 32 countries. In Russia, it was celebrated in nine cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Barnaul, Birobidzhan, Irkutsk, Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod and Rostov-on-Don. Nizhny Novgorod hosted a friendly match for young footballers from Volga FC, and adult players from the club conducted warm-up and training for the children. In a friendly match in Novosibirsk, disabled children took part – the Novosibirsk region team Yermak-Sibir.

In 2017, Day of Football and Friendship was celebrated in 64 countries. Famous footballers, including Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovich, and Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt, took part in events around the world. In Greece, the event was attended by Theodoras Zagorakis, a winner of the European Football Championship 2004 with his country's national team. In Russia, Zenit FC hosted a special training session for Zakhar Badyuk, the young Ambassador of the Football for Friendship program in 2017. In training, Zenit FC goalkeeper Yury Lodygin gave a high rating to Zakhar's abilities and shared the secrets of goalkeeping with him.

Friendship bracelet

All the activities of the Football for Friendship Programme begin with the exchange of Friendship Bracelets, a symbol of equality and a healthy lifestyle. The bracelet consists of two threads of blue and green, and it can be worn by anyone who shares the program's values.[citation needed]

According to Franz Beckenbauer:

"The symbol of the movement is a two-color bracelet, it is as simple and understandable as the inherent values of the Football for Friendship program".

Young participants in the program have tied Friendship Bracelets on the wrists of famous sportsmen and public figures, including Dick Advocaat,[44] Anatoly Timoshchuk[45] and Luis Netu, Franz Beckenbauer,[46] Luis Fernandev, Didier Drogba, Max Meyer, Fatma Samura, Leon Gorecka, Domenico Krishito, Michel Salgado, Alexander Kerzhakov, Dimas Pirros, Miodrag Bozovic, Adelina Sotnikova, Yuri Kamenets.

Awards and prizes

The Football for Friendship Programme has won various competitions and holds a number of Russian and international prizes. Among them are: "Best Social Projects of Russia" in the category "Development of International Cooperation", International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Awards in the category "Corporate Social Responsibility" (2016),[47] Saber Awards in the category "The Best Social Project of the Planet" ( 2016), The Drum Social Buzz Awards in the category "Best International Strategy" (2017),[48] The Internationalist Awards for Innovative Digital Marketing Solutions in the category "Best Media Strategy" (2017),[49] "Silver Archer" in the category "The Best Social Project of Russia"(2018), and Grand Prix "Silver Archer" (2018).

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