{"id":927,"date":"2021-06-11T11:14:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T11:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/?p=927"},"modified":"2021-06-18T14:58:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T14:58:13","slug":"teaching-tolerance-through-football-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/teaching-tolerance-through-football-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Tolerance Through Football in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on||” module_class=”ds-advent-25-section coverbkg” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142651_Ukraine_15.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off” custom_margin=”0px||0px|” custom_padding=”30px||30px|”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_margin=”0px||0px|” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” custom_css_main_element=”min-height: 80vh;”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”contain” custom_padding=”|||” custom_css_main_element=”align-self: flex-end;” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font_size=”24px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”70″ header_line_height=”0.9em” header_2_font_size=”28px” background_color=”#ffffff” max_width=”600px” module_alignment=”left” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_direction=”left” header_font_size_tablet=”50″ header_font_size_phone=”40″ header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”24px” header_2_font_size_phone=”” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”]

Teaching Tolerance Through Football in Ukraine<\/strong><\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”|on|on” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”0px|||”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142651_Ukraine_15.jpg” title_text=”Ukraine. Goal Click Refugees” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Hero Image %91Mobile%93″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_css_main_element=”padding: 20px;|| position: relative;|| top: -50px;” make_fullwidth=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title %91Mobile%93″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”0.9em” header_2_font_size=”24px” background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px”]

Teaching Tolerance Through Football in Ukraine<\/strong><\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”|off|off” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|”][et_pb_row disabled_on=”on||” _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”10px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off||” admin_label=”caption” module_class=”caption” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font_size=”12px” text_orientation=”right” module_alignment=”right”]

\u00a9 Goal Click\/UNHCR\/League of Tolerance\/Sasha Fomichov<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”800px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_class=”pullintro” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font=”|700|||||||” text_font_size=”24px” custom_padding=”||30px|” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE – In Ukraine, Sasha Fomichov is CEO and head coach at the League of Tolerance in Ivano-Frankivsk. He took a series of photos for Goal Click Refugees showing groups including underprivileged kids attending a free football school supported by national champions FC Shakhtar Donetsk, and at a women\u2019s league match pitting a team from Ivano-Frankivsk against one from Bilokurakyne, in the less stable Luhansk region. nt<\/strong>.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_width_px=”800px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|15px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_css_main_element=”align-self: center;” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142653_Ukraine_7.jpg” title_text=”Ukraine. Goal Click Refugees” show_bottom_space=”off” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.6.6″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”caption” module_class=”caption” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font_size=”12px” module_alignment=”right”]

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The League of Tolerance is a charity focused on social education through sport, democratic participation and entrepreneurship. Fomichov coaches kids from a variety of backgrounds, including the displaced, via a range of football-related projects, trying to interweave themes from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This year, one programme was supported by the FIFA Foundation.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|” disabled_on=”off|off|on” admin_label=”MOBILE ONLY” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#ffffff” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=””][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” disabled_on=”|on|on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142659_Ukraine_19.jpg” title_text=”Ukraine. Goal Click Refugees” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image 2″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”10px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”caption” module_class=”caption” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font_size=”12px” module_alignment=”right”]

\u00a9 Goal Click\/UNHCR\/League of Tolerance\/Sasha Fomichov<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Italy” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop”]

The League of Tolerance is a charity focused on social education through sport, democratic participation and entrepreneurship. Fomichov coaches kids from a variety of backgrounds, including the displaced, via a range of football-related projects, trying to interweave themes from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This year, one programme was supported by the FIFA Foundation.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|” module_class=”ds-advent-25-section containedbkg” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142650_Ukraine_14.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_margin=”|50px|75px|”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_padding=”|75px||75px” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|” module_class=”ds-advent-25-section containedbkg” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142650_Ukraine_14.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_margin=”|50px|50px|”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”70px|70px|70px|70px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”40px|40px|40px|40px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 3″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||4px|||”]

Originally a lawyer, educator and coach from Donetsk, Fomichov fled his home in the east of the country due to the conflict, ending up in Ivano-Frankivsk. \u201cMy wife and I were expecting a baby and were not in the mood to leave,\u201d he said. \u201cBut when our house was fired upon with mortars twice in one week, there was no point in staying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPersonally, I am also an IDP [internally displaced person] and ethnic Greek, and it is very good for my coaching to show integration and be a role model,\u201d he added. \u201cI see football as an excellent tool to create social cohesion and make a safe environment for self-expression. We try to be as inclusive as we can and invite all the kids without any limits.\u201d<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|” disabled_on=”off|off|on” admin_label=”MOBILE ONLY” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#ffffff” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=””][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142650_Ukraine_14.jpg” title_text=”Ukraine. Goal Click Refugees” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image 3″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”10px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”caption” module_class=”caption” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font_size=”12px” module_alignment=”right”]

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Originally a lawyer, educator and coach from Donetsk, Fomichov fled his home in the east of the country due to the conflict, ending up in Ivano-Frankivsk. \u201cMy wife and I were expecting a baby and were not in the mood to leave,\u201d he said. \u201cBut when our house was fired upon with mortars twice in one week, there was no point in staying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPersonally, I am also an IDP [internally displaced person] and ethnic Greek, and it is very good for my coaching to show integration and be a role model,\u201d he added. \u201cI see football as an excellent tool to create social cohesion and make a safe environment for self-expression. We try to be as inclusive as we can and invite all the kids without any limits.\u201d<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|” disabled_on=”off|off|on” admin_label=”MOBILE ONLY” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#ffffff” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=””][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|” module_class=”ds-advent-25-section containedbkg” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142655_Ukraine_4.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_margin=”|50px|75px|”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_padding=”|75px||75px” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|” module_class=”ds-advent-25-section containedbkg” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142655_Ukraine_4.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_margin=”|50px|50px|”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”70px|70px|70px|70px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”40px|40px|40px|40px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Germany” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop”]

Fomichov, an ambassador for the UEFA #EqualGame campaign, also has a personal goal: to see 30% female representation in grassroots football in the country. He noted that last season, there was only one female head coach in the Ukrainian Women\u2019s Premier League.<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|” disabled_on=”off|off|on” admin_label=”MOBILE ONLY” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#ffffff” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=””][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142655_Ukraine_4.jpg” title_text=”Ukraine. Goal Click Refugees” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image 5″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”10px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”caption” module_class=”caption” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font_size=”12px” module_alignment=”right”]

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Fomichov, an ambassador for the UEFA #EqualGame campaign, also has a personal goal: to see 30% female representation in grassroots football in the country. He noted that last season, there was only one female head coach in the Ukrainian Women\u2019s Premier League.<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|” module_class=”ds-advent-25-section containedbkg” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142648_Ukraine_13-1.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_margin=”|50px|75px|”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_padding=”|75px||75px” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|” module_class=”ds-advent-25-section containedbkg” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/goalclick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/06\/RF1142648_Ukraine_13-1.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ custom_margin=”|50px|50px|”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”70px|70px|70px|70px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”40px|40px|40px|40px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Germany 2″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop”]

The photos were taken at the main regional stadium established in the Soviet era, and an artificial pitch at the biggest school in the city. One snap features Diana, who has embraced the sessions and is \u201cone of the brightest female stars in our grassroots initiative.\u201d In 2019, she attended the Cologne for the Social Football Summit, at the invitation of the ex-German striker Lukas Podolski.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Goal Click\/UNHCR\/League of Tolerance\/Sasha Fomichov<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Germany 2″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop”]

The photos were taken at the main regional stadium established in the Soviet era, and an artificial pitch at the biggest school in the city. One snap features Diana, who has embraced the sessions and is \u201cone of the brightest female stars in our grassroots initiative.\u201d In 2019, she attended the Cologne for the Social Football Summit, at the invitation of the ex-German striker Lukas Podolski.<\/p>\n

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We gave disposable cameras \ud83d\udcf8 to refugees around the world \ud83c\udf0f and asked them to tell the story of their football lives.<\/p>\n

We’re proud to release #GoalClickRefugees<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/Pbk2Llrcy5<\/a> @Goal_Click<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gf8o1MX4MP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UNHCR United Kingdom (@UNHCRUK) June 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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