Nyon Special Olympics game
Monday, May 5, 2008
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UEFA and Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia join forces for their annual fixture today.
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Nyon match
UEFA's staff players and SOEE footballers will celebrate the joy of playing football at the Colovray Stadium, opposite UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The match kicks off at 16.00CET.
Significant UEFA backing
Special Olympics, founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, is the world's largest year-round programme of sports training and competitions for individuals with intellectual disabilities, and UEFA has been giving significant backing to Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia for several years. Around 2.5 million athletes in more than 180 countries train and take part in Olympic-style summer and winter sports at local, national and international events. Through its sports programmes, Special Olympics strives to provide long-term benefits to individuals' health, self-esteem and social integration.
Special Olympics European Football Week
The match in Nyon will take place as part of the annual Special Olympics European Football Week, which is being staged until 10 May 2008, and which will highlight the SOEE's Be a fan™ campaign.
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