Football for Schools: FIFA to distribute 11 million footballs to schools around the world

"Through FIFA's new Football for Schools programme, 11 million footballs will be distributed to schools in territories of FIFA's 211 member associations, reaching more than 700 million children, and an online platform will be created to inform teachers on how to incorporate football into education," announced FIFA on 24/01/2019.

"On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos (from 22 to 25/01/2019), FIFA president Gianni Infantino (ITA-SUI), UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay (FRA) and UN World Food Programme (WFP) executive director David Beasley (USA) signed a letter of intent to strengthen the collaboration between the three organisations in support of their common goal to enhance children's access to sport and promote important life skills," explained the Federation.

"FIFA's Football for Schools Programme aims to make football more accessible to both boys and girls around the world by incorporating football activities into physical education curriculums (or as an extracurricular pursuit), thereby contributing to the education, development and empowerment of…