Category: In the News 69 posts found


GRS Port Elizabeth Features in Vanity Fair

July 12, 2010

The following is an article published 9 July, 2010 by Austin Merrill on VanityFair.com. Perie Zabathempu has begun her weeks… Read More

GRS Coaches Meet FIFA President at World Cup Game

July 6, 2010

Not only did five Grassroot Soccer (GRS) Coaches get a chance to see the Uruguay v Ghana quarterfinal match at Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium,… Read More

Elton John Hosts Fundraiser for GRS

July 1, 2010

The following story appeared on eltonjohn.com on June 28, 2010. For the 12th consecutive year, Elton and David opened the doors of their… Read More

GRASSROOT SOCCER PARTNERS WITH LEVI STRAUSS & CO. TO COMBINE SOCCER AND HIV PREVENTION IN WORLD CUP CAMP

June 24, 2010

Skillz Holiday program delivers HIV prevention education for employees’ children CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (June… Read More

ESPN & GRS TEAM UP TO CELEBRATE 2010 WORLD CUP

June 8, 2010

Bob Sager, Angelique Kidjo, and Bill Miles smile during the ESPN event in New York. On May 12, 2010, ESPN brought the… Read More

Elton John AIDS Foundation Funds Prevention, Testing and Treatment Project in Zambia

May 21, 2010

Sir Elton John smiles with GRS staff and Skillz Participants at the Football for Hope Center in Khayelitsha, South Africa. During a visit… Read More

The Grassroot Project Gains Momentum

May 6, 2010

The Grassroot Project, founded by former Grassroot Soccer intern Tyler Spencer, has recently been featured by many recognizable news sources and was awarded… Read More

United States Soccer Foundation Gala Supports GRS

March 19, 2010

GRS CEO Tommy Clark joined Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah "MamaLeah" Tutu for the Gala Dinner. Read More

IMF Managing Director Calls GRS “Inspirational”

March 12, 2010

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, made time during a whirlwind trip to South Africa to visit  Grassroot… Read More

GRS Coach Lunga Sidzumo Wins Mac Aids Fellowship

March 1, 2010

Lunga Sidzumo , co-founder of Ragball International, poses with a handmade ragball. As a young leader in the fight against HIV and AIDS,… Read More