from an article today in globalatlanta.com:

Eight players from Atlanta’s Soccer in the Streets program are to fly to Berlin this Sunday, June 25, to compete in the Street Football World Championship, a competition for “street players” from 24 countries who will be competing while soccer fans around the world are focused on the World Cup matches being held in Germany.

“It is a privilege and an honor for us that Atlanta’s program will be representing the entire United States,” Jill Robbins, the program’s executive director, told GlobalAtlanta.

this is a really interesting article. it combines some things i am very interested in, soccer, the world cup, service work, promoting understanding amongst different cultures. how exciting for these kids that they are going to get a chance to go to berlin and be part of the biggest sports spectacle on the planet.

the rest of the article is a really good read and there is a very interesting interview with the executive director of the atlanta chapter of soccer in the streets. take a look here.