The 2019 Caritas Cup was won by a team from Lviv region

On June 1, the fourth All-Ukrainian street football competition took place on Children's Day Caritas Cup, organized with the support of the Ukrainian Football Association and the Football Development of Ukraine Charitable Foundation.

Teams from Khmelnytsky, Dnipro, Brody, Zaporizhia, Odesa, Kamyansky, Kramatorsk and Kyiv competed for the cup. During the breaks between the matches, interesting quizzes and games with gifts were held for children and spectators. The demonstration number was made by a special guest - a member of the strongest team of Ukraine in football freestyle "Ukrfreestyle" Igor Samoded.

As for the tournament itself, the third place was taken by the capital team "Dream", the second - "Goalkeeper" from Zaporozhye. The Caritas team (Brody, Lviv region) won the competition.

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The opening ceremony was attended by the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Mykola Kuleba and the Secretary General of the International Charitable Foundation "Caritas Ukraine" Dzvenislava Tchaikovska. The participants of the tournament received footballs and gifts from UAF and Iryna Makarevych, a representative of the Football Development of Ukraine Charitable Foundation, and medals from the winning teams. Team coaches were also awarded diplomas and valuable gifts. Volodymyr Vasylenko, President of the Ukrainian Football Development Association, presented the children with football equipment. Individual awards were given to the best in the nominations.

This event is organized by Caritas Ukraine Charitable Foundation for the fourth year in a row. Its goal is to actively unite young people from all over Ukraine around sports, a healthy lifestyle, mutual respect and communication on equal terms.

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The idea of ​​the Caritas Cup is a classic idea of ​​street football as it is in the world: a game for everyone, regardless of training level, gender or social status. The teams include both boys and girls, most of whom come from families in difficult life circumstances. Football training for them is a way to set goals, form willpower, communicate, become stronger.

With this project, the organizers and partners are encouraging the younger generation to broaden their outlook and cultivate positive habits, to pursue the goal, despite external circumstances, to be able to support and receive support from their comrades.

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