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Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Street Soccer through Africa and on YouTube

Posted on 03:30 by Unknown
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Five years ago, Dutch professional footballer Edgar Davids gathered a talented group of Dutch street soccer players and travelled across Europe, the United States and Latin America to take on the best local teams, on their own streets. After numerous matches in five countries, Edgar and his boys were victorious over their many challengers and claimed the title The Street Legends! And that journey became known as The Legends Tour.

This year Edgar Davids and his Street Legends are hitting the road again to see if they’re still are worthy of the title ... and this time you can watch their journey on YouTube. The team started in Amsterdam before heading on to London and Paris. Now they’re en route to Senegal, Kenya, Ghana, and will finally end up in the bustling townships of Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa in the first week of June. Along the way, the best local street players from their respective countries will attempt to de-throne Davids and The Street Legends. As they traverse the globe, Edgar will also encounter some of his famous football friends like Ryan Babel, Michael Essien, and Marcel Desailly who will be showing off their footwork with the locals.

In Africa, The Street Legends and Edgar are also embarking on a personal voyage of discovery - understanding how street soccer influences people and how it thrives across Europe and Africa every day. Along the way, Edgar will be visiting social grassroots projects across Africa that are providing health care, education and hope to thousands of men and women, boys and girls. Check out some amazing moments from their visits to Senegal and Kenya.

Follow their exciting journey on YouTube and see if they are coming around your block.




Posted by Anat S. Amir, Head of Marketing, Google Africa

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Foot de rue à travers l’Afrique et sur YouTube

Il y a cinq ans, le footballeur professional néerlandais Edgar Davids rassembla un groupe de joueurs de football de rue, et s’embarqua dans un voyage a travers l’Europe, les Etats-Unis et l’Amerique latine, pour défier les meilleures équipes locales, sur leurs propres terrains, les rues. Après plusieurs matches dans cinq pays, Edgar et ses partenaires émergèrent comme les vainqueurs de leurs nombreux opposants et ils se proclamèrent “les Légendes de la rue”. Ce voyage fut connu comme “la Tournée des Légendes”.

Cette année, Edgar Davids et ses “Légendes de la rue” reprennent la route pour voir s’ils méritent toujours le titre. Cette fois-ci, vous pourrez suivre leur parcours sur YouTube. L’équipe a commencé par Amsterdam avant de se rendre à Londres puis Paris. Ils sont maintenant en route pour le Sénégal, le Kenya, le Ghana, avant de finir par les townships animés de Johannesburg et du Cap en Afrique du Sud, pendant la première semaine de juin. Au cours de ce trajet, les meilleurs footballeurs de rue locaux tenteront de détrôner Davids et ses “légendes”. Lors de cette traversée du globe, Edgar rencontrera quelques uns de ses amis footballeurs célèbres, comme Ryan Babel, Michael Essien et Marcel Desailly, qui compareront leur technique avec celle des locaux.

En Afrique, pour les “Légendes de la rue” et Edgar, il s’agira également d’un voyage personnel de découverte, leur permettant de comprendre comment le foot de rue peut influencer les gens et comment il y parvient à travers l’Europe et l’Afrique, au quotidien. En cours de route, Edgar visitera des projets sociaux locaux à travers l’Afrique, projets qui offrent des services de santé, d’éducation et donnent de l’espoir à des milliers d’hommes, femmes, garçons et filles. Regardez ces moments incroyables de leur visite au Sénégal et au Kenya.

Suivez leur parcours excitant sur YouTube et jettez un oeil pour voir s’ils passent dans votre coin.

Posté par Anat S. Amir, responsable Marketing pour l’Afrique
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