Common Goal and the 1% pledge
Launched by streetfootballworld with Juan Mata in 2017, Common Goal asks footballers, coaches and clubs to give 1% of their earnings to football charities.
Berlin-Kreuzberg, 2 to 8 July 2006
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Final: MYSA 2–2 KickAIDS, 4–3 on penalties
Mariannenplatz, during the 2006 World Cup
festival06.org was the official site of the streetfootballworld festival 06, where 22 teams from social projects on five continents played for the Copa Andrés Escobar. Today it keeps the archive of that tournament and publishes journalism on street football and football for development.
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Why the 2006 street football trophy carried Andrés Escobar's name
The Copa Andrés Escobar was played for in Berlin in July 2006. Who Escobar was, how he died, and why street football chose to remember him.
The Festival 06 final: MYSA vs KickAIDS
On 8 July 2006 a Nairobi youth project and a Pretoria club met on Mariannenplatz for the Copa Andrés Escobar. It finished 2–2 and went to penalties.
Latest articles
Diambars: the Senegalese academy that came to Berlin
Founded in 2003 by Patrick Vieira and other players, Diambars mixes school and football in Saly, Senegal. It played at Festival 06 and won the 2013 league.
FIFA Fan Festival: from Germany 2006 to today
How public viewing turned into FIFA's Fan Fest in 2006, and how it grew through South Africa, Brazil, Russia and Qatar, with the visitor numbers for each.
Five-a-side football: rules, variations and culture
The rules that make five-a-side different from 11-a-side, the variants from futsal to cageball, and why the small game dominates recreational football.
Football against racism: Kick It Out, Show Racism the Red Card and FARE
Three organisations that tackle racism through football: how they started, what they do in schools and stadiums, and the criticism they have faced from players.
Football for Hope: FIFA's centres for community football
Created by FIFA and streetfootballworld in 2005, Football for Hope built community centres with pitches across Africa, starting in Khayelitsha in 2008.
Freestyle football: tricks, competitions and culture
From chinlone and circus juggling to Maradona's warm-up and Red Bull Street Style: the history, main tricks and competitions of freestyle football.
Futsal vs street football: what's the difference?
Same small teams, very different games. How futsal's ball, court and laws compare with street football, and why coaches use both to develop players.
Grassroot Soccer: football against HIV
Founded by a former pro who played in Zimbabwe, Grassroot Soccer uses football to teach young people about HIV and ran the first Football for Hope centre.
The Homeless World Cup explained
An annual street football tournament for people who have experienced homelessness: its history, eligibility rules, the 4-a-side format and its host cities.
Sections
Festival 06
The 2006 street football world championship in Berlin-Kreuzberg: teams, matches and legacy.
streetfootballworld
The network behind the festival and the editions that followed.
Street football
Rules, formats and culture of football played on the street.
Football for development
Organisations using the game for health, peace, education and inclusion.
World Cup culture
Fan festivals, cultural programmes and the social legacy of World Cups.
Guides
Practical guides to organising street football and community projects.