Soccer Without Borders in the New York Times Online

Here is a link to a story that appeared in the New York Times Online on Sunday:

http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/16/inside-the-lines-with-soccer-without-borders/.

The story is about a special day MLS (Major League Soccer) made possible for the youth in the program we run in partnership with the International Rescue Committee in New York City. We would like to extend a special thank you to Neel Shah, Jesse Perl and Vanita Purugulla for their work in making this possible!

Oakland Internationals Head to The Founders Cup

This weekend, the boys team from the SWB/OIHS soccer program, the Oakland Internationals, participated in the CYSA Founders Cup. The team competed against teams from all over Northern California, including the San Ramon Blitz, the Sacramento Raiders and WESCO. The team is comprised of refugee, asylee and immigrant youth living in Oakland and has players from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Burma/Thailand, Bhutan, Ghana, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. While the team did not advance to the next round of play, they demonstrated significant improvement in the areas which really matter: team cohesion, sportsmanship and effort. For all of the players on the team, this was their first experience playing in organized tournament.

Significantly, all the guys managed to arrive to our team meeting place at 14th and Webster in downtown Oakland at 5:30 A.M. in order to travel together to Morgan Hill for our 8:30 match Saturday morning vs. San Ramon. And Sunday, in spite of the rainy conditions, we made it for a second consecutive early morning match. After a well earned draw against WESCO on Sunday morning, we headed home, covered in mud and exhausted. Overall, the weekend was a great success and provided a chance for the players to continue to strengthen friendships and support the healthy habits that are required to play three soccer games in two days. A special thank you to all of the volunteer drivers who made this special weekend possible!

Soccer Without Borders to provide fiscal sponsorship for the Favela Project

Soccer Without Borders is pleased to announce a collaboration with Brazilian Touch Soccer Tours on the Favela Project. The Favela Project will help redirect resources to vulnerable children living in Brazil. Learn more about the program here www.favelaproject.org.

SWB Teams up with Mass Premier Soccer

Soccer Without Borders is proud to announce a partnership with Mass Premier Soccer (MPS). MPS is one of the top soccer clubs on the east coast, and the partnership will enhance our international programs by providing soccer equipment as well as coaching expertise and resources from MPS coaching clinics and camps. 

We would like to thank MPS for their commitment to helping provide soccer and educational opportunities to under served youth, and look forward to working together in the future.

Please learn more about MPS at masspremiersoccer.com

SWB Teams up With Sky Blue

Soccer Without Borders is proud to announce a partnership with Womens Professional Soccer Team Sky Blue. Please read more about this exciting partnership here.

http://www.skybluesoccer.com/index.php/eng/sbs_news/20080703_soccer_without_borders