1,500 Participants of the Football for Friendship Programme Will Come to Moscow in June

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, young sportsmen held a spring cleaning at one of the largest municipal football stadiums to pay respect to the F4F key values, followed by friendly matches between local children and the programme's Young Ambassadors. In , the youth football academy Young Bafana held a friendly beach football match, and before that, a golf competition - after all, real friendship is possible in any sport.

Talented children from across the world are participating in the sixth season of the Football for Friendship programme. For instance, , 12, a Young Journalist, popular blogger and football co-commentator from Syria , became a member of the International Children's Press сenter. is a Young Footballer from New Caledonia , the pearl of Oceania, who has played football since he was 4 and is one of the youngest players in his national team, Stade de Koniambo Football Club.

"This year I am very lucky to have the chance to participate in the Football for Friendship programme. Their core values mean a lot to me, especially equality, fairness and victory. No one can live in harmony without sharing them! I'm happy that soon I will see Russia for the first time, there I will meet new friends and will develop my skills," said , F4F Young Ambassador from the USA .

"Football is my passion since childhood! I can't imagine my life without sports and my friends. I`m sure that thanks to Football for Friendship I will make one more step closer to my dream of becoming a professional footballer," added , F4F Young Ambassador from France .

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