Chelsea Foundation Joins Gazrom Initiative
A group of young people from the Chelsea Foundation will be joining more than 300 children from across Europe at the Champion League Final to celebrate the role of football in bringing people together.
The ‘Football for Friendship’ project, an initiative implemented by the club’s Official Global Energy Partner, Gazprom, will take place in Lisbon, Portugal highlighting the positive benefits of sport to educate and motivate.
The Chelsea Foundation will be providing a team of kids from the Surrey area, as representatives of the wide-ranging work of the charity which engages over 750,000 young people each season.
Prior to the Forum the youngsters representing Chelsea will take part in the Street Soccer tournament featuring 16 teams from 16 countries, with all of the children involved attending the Champions League final at Benfica’s Estádio da Luz later that evening.
The ‘Football for Friendship’ initiative is part of the Gazprom for Children programme, with the major goal to develop younger generations’ critical values, respect for other cultures and nationalities, equality, as well as stimulating their interest in healthy lifestyles, by encouraging children and teenagers to participate in sport.
‘The results of last year’s Football for Friendship project emphasised the importance of bringing together children who are passionate about football to promote sport and strong moral values,’ said Gazprom’s global ambassador Beckenbauer.
He continued: ‘We can see that children, who attended last year’s Forum in London, have turned out to be ambassadors of tolerance, equality and healthy lifestyles. It means that thanks to football the world can really become a little kinder, healthier and more tolerant.’
