Streetkick off to a successful start

Football Unites' involvement in the FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe) World Cup Streetkick tour has got off to a succesful start with thousands of football fans engaging with the mobile football game. Fans from Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador, Iran, Mexico, Argentina and the Ivory Coast have come together for Streetkick games, learning more about anti-racism campaigns in football and sharing their footballing experiences.

While the Streetkick games have been capturing the attention of football fans from all over the world, campaigners have been distributing the Football Unites! fanzine that features an exclusive interview on racism in football with World Footballer of the Year Ronaldinho.

Football Unites, Racism Divides and our German FARE colleagues Dem Ball egal have taken Streetkick to Munich, Nuremberg, Gelsenkirchen and Hamburg. Over the next three days the Sreetkick tour will be at the following games:

• 12th June USA v Czech Republic, Gelsenkirchen
• 13th June Brazil v Croatia, Berlin
• 15th June England v Trinidad & Tobago, Nuremberg

Howard Holmes, Football Unites' coordinator, said:
“The Streetkick tour has been really well received, with fans from all over the world getting involved. The game is a symbolic focus of the Football unites programme at the World Cup and so far thousands of football fans have been introduced to the proactive antiracism work of the FARE network, whilst enjoying a game of football with people they may never have had an interaction with.”