Category: In the News 69 posts found


South African Mail & Guardian Names 2 Grassroot Soccer Staff to 2011 “Top 200 Young South Africans” List

June 10, 2011

The South African Mail & Guardian, a premier print and online newspaper, just released it’s annual list of “Top 200 Young South Africans,” and Grassroot… Read More

Ulwazi Cup HIV Counseling and Testing Tournament a Big Success

May 5, 2011

Youth and community members in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, spend a day filled with football, fun, and HIV awareness. Read More

Grassroot Soccer Commemorates Human Rights Day in South Africa with HIV Counseling and Testing Soccer Tournament

March 30, 2011

GRS coaches with Bafana Bafana star Teko Modis at the Soweto HCT testing tournament On March 21st, Grassroot Soccer held its second… Read More

Win A Private Screening of THOR

March 30, 2011

Register to host or participate in a tournament before April 29th and be entered to win 1 of 3 private screenings of THOR for your campus. Read More

Congratulations to our Rango Screening Winners

March 30, 2011

We are thrilled to announce that Esther Kim from Princeton, Elysa Greenberger from Vassar and Kun Leng from Key Club Int. Capital District… Read More

Kirk Friedrich, GRS Co-Founder, to Speak at Brown University

March 2, 2011

Kirk Friedrich will be speaking at Brown's Watson Institute on March 7. Read More

INSPI(RED) SOCCER Coordinator Rob Burroughs Selected for Clinton Global Initiative University

February 3, 2011

Rob Burroughs, a student at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada and the International Regional Coordinator for INSPI(RED) SOCCER has been selected for the… Read More

Celebrity Video Game Challenge Raises $10,000 for GRS

January 28, 2011

UFC Champion and actor Quinton ā€œRampageā€ Jackson wins $10,000 for Grassroot Soccer in the H.O.M.E. Foundationā€™s STIKS Celebrity... Read More

Grassroot Soccer’s Grace Lungu Featured in Independent Article with Elton John

December 5, 2010

Grace Lungu is 23-years-old and lives in Lusaka in Zambia. Like many people her age, she is passionate.... Read More