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News related to Grassroot Soccer’s work in the United States, supporting GRS programs through development and fundraising.
Notre Dame Men’s Soccer Exhibition Game Benefits GRS
The following is an excerpt from a www.und.com article published on the 19 August, 2010. Click to read the full article.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s soccer team will open its 2010 exhibition slate at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday (Aug. 23) against the University of Illinois-Chicago at Alumni Stadium. All proceeds from [...]
GRS Features on National Public Radio
Grassroot Soccer’s Football For Hope Centre was featured in a National Public Radio (NPR) Broadcast on July 27, 2010. Click here to listen to the story, or read the full transcript from the broadcast below:
FIFA Hits Snags In Fulfilling World Cup Vow in Africa
by Anders Kelto
Some of the record $3 billion brought in by [...]
Grassroot Soccer Named Official Charity Partner of Women’s Professional Soccer
SAN FRANCISCO, CA & NEW YORK, NY (July 13, 2010) – Grassroot Soccer (GRS) and Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) are pleased to announce their new partnership supporting Get Active!, WPS’s campaign to fight childhood obesity across the country. GRS uses the power of soccer in the fight against HIV & AIDS in Africa and to [...]
ESPN & GRS TEAM UP TO CELEBRATE 2010 WORLD CUP
On May 12, 2010, ESPN brought the global soccer community together at a private event to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup and to raise funds for GRS. The event showcased 32 murals, commissioned by ESPN in promotion of the 2010 World Cup, and painted by a collection of Cape Town artists in South African [...]
The Grassroot Project Gains Momentum
The Grassroot Project, founded by former Grassroot Soccer intern Tyler Spencer, has recently been featured by many recognizable news sources and was awarded the SAAC Award of Excellence by the Division I Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
The Grassroot Project is a non-profit, student run HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention program, using the role model status of Division [...]