A new casual soccer league has been set up in Lausanne to help raise money for street kids around the world. Called StreetSoccer-Lausanne, the new league was created by Glyn Atherton, a local soccer enthusiast inspired by the many fund-raising events, which took place in Rio throughout the recent World Cup in Brazil.
Explaining why he decided to set up the league, Glyn told knowitall.ch, “My step-daughter enjoys having a kick about with me and I wanted to find a way for her to enjoy soccer with other kids but without it being too serious. As I got to thinking more about it, I realized we could also use the opportunity to raise funds for the world’s street kids at the same time. The idea of forming a fun and casual soccer league for charity was quickly born.”
To get started in the league, all you have to do is get some friends together and, depending on how many of you there are, decide what format you want to play and which league you want to join:
There are 4 formats on offer:
- Street (4-a-side)
- Soccer 5s (5-a-side)
- Soccer 7s (7-a-side)
- Soccer 11s (11-a-side)
and 12 leagues to choose from:
- Kids under 13 (boys and minimum 3 girls)
- Boys under 10
- Girls under 10
- Boys under 12
- Girls under 12
- Boys under 14
- Girls under 14
- Boys under 16
- Girls under 16
- Men
- Women
- Family and Friends (for all)
Once you’ve decided which league to enter you have to think of a name for your team and register it by sending your details outlined on this FAQ form to Glyn at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
There is no restriction on the number of games you want to play – indeed the more you play the better, as funds are raised by asking each player to donate Fr. 1.- every time they play. If you play the same side more than once, points will be awarded for the “best” home and away results and the number of goals scored and conceded in each game. For 4-a-side games you don’t even need a football pitch to play on – your local park will be more than sufficient, with a few markers and cones to define the limits of the pitch.
Each team needs to allocate a team official who is responsible for arranging games with other teams in the same league, setting up the pitch, refereeing home games (unless delegated to someone else), and collecting/submitting donations to the league's donation website at www.justgiving.com/StreetSoccer-Lausanne. All match reports also need to be submitted by the team official to Glyn at the end of each game.
For more information about the new league, and to see how you can get involved, contact Glyn at StreetSoccer-Lausanne (details below) or download the FAQ sheet at the end of this article.
Glyn Atherton
StreetSoccer-Lausanne
www.justgiving.com/StreetSoccer-Lausanne
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www.streetchildworldcup.org
Click here to download flyer
Click here to download FAQ sheet
