Skip to main content

The FIFA's gesture to Thailand Cave Victims is a step in the right direction


Two weeks had passed since the opening ceremony of 2018 FIFA World Cup when reports emerged that Wild Boars football team, comprising of 12 players and their coach, was trapped inside Tham Luang’s cave in northern Thailand. The squad had allegedly completed football practice when their coach agreed to take the team to explore the cave. Everyone on the team, except from the coach, falls within the age of 11 years to 17 years and attends Mae Sai Prasitsart School. Certainly, it is a junior team developing their football skills who are assuredly devoted and aspiring to succeed in football. This grabbed attention from all over the world especially the larger football community and FIFA, which is the global governing body for all football associations.

The FIFA’s Gesture.
To any football fan or player, participating in a world cup is undoubtedly a dream if not a lifetime fulfillment. And since the 2018 FIFA World Cup was still ongoing, FIFA decided to award the victims with a full world cup experience at no cost as a gesture of support and solace for the latter’s passion demonstrated in football.
https://twitter.com/kakmidah/status/1016021508437655552

However, in the latest reports, the victims turned down the gesture because they would not have fully recovered by Sunday, 15th July when the 2018 World Cup Final is scheduled to happen. Their respond was well received by FIFA who replied by acknowledging the importance of physical health and promised to look for opportunities to invite them and share a moment of communion and celebrate.

The FIFA’s gesture to help boost the football career of the victims.

This gesture offered by FIFA provides a global spotlight to not only the victims but also the football community in Thailand. It has encouraged great football clubs and players to also offer support to the victims.

Manchester United posted on their official twitter account, “We would love to welcome the team from Wild Boars Football Club and their rescuers to Old Trafford this coming season.”
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1016652412277395456

Barcelona, through its foundation @FundacioFCB , posted “We invite the boys and coach of Wild Boars Football Club, rescued today from a cave in Thailand, to the Barça Academy International Tournament next year and to participate in Masia 360 activities. We also invite them to the game to be played around those dates at the Camp Nou.”
https://twitter.com/FundacioFCB/status/1016790443114328064


  
Kyle Walker, the Manchester City and England defender, went on to his twitter and wrote, “Amazing news that all of the Thai kids are out of the cave safely! I'd like to send out shirts to them! Is there anyone who can help with an address?”
https://twitter.com/kylewalker2/status/1016673287437471745


The England goalkeeper Jack Butland is another player to join in supporting these victims, who replied to his teammate’s Kyle Walker tweet message, “Really glad everyone is safe! I'd like to join and send over some gloves for you guys as well!!”
https://twitter.com/JackButland_One/status/1016691634052923392

This new fame delivers an enormous opportunity for these victims to further their careers in football to greater heights both locally and globally. The sky is the limit for them.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

KENYA’S THIMLICH OHINGA AMONG THE NAMED UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES OF 2018

UNESCO World Heritage Center is dedicated in identifying and recognizing places of cultural, historic, scientific or physical importance to humanity all around the world. In order for a place to be established as a UNESCO World Heritage site, it must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria . Undoubtedly, UNESCO World Heritage sites are phenomenal and not just any splendor place to visit. Thus, Thimlich Ohinga to be named among the 1,092 World Heritage sites, proves that Kenya has a rich heritage and beautiful sceneries. Here is a moment to be proudly Kenyan.   Thimlich Ohinga Pre-Historic Site Believed to more than 550 years old,  Thimlich Ohinga is a stone-built enclosed complex having walls that vary from 1.0 to 3 meters in thickness, and 1 to 4.2 meters in height. The walls were built from densely interlocking undressed rock blocks in place without using  mortar . Thimlich translates “frightening dense forest” and Ohinga
Post a Comment
Read more

SOCIAL MEDIA CRAZE IS NOT DYING IN FORESEEABLE FUTURE

What’s the hype? Believe it or not, it has been more than 10 years after Facebook (the leading platform) was created by Mark Zuckerberg back in 2004; yet the excitement around social media is even getting stronger to date. And since 2004, there has been a raise in the number of social media platforms. “What is this hype all about?” one can wonder. Well, it can be the mere fact that ‘No man is an island’ and we are constantly seeking to make new connections. Furthermore, there is no denying that social media has brought new experiences and exposures which are both negative and positive. Ultimately, social media has and continues to impact today’s lifestyle. Upraise of Vloggers and Bloggers Among the many impacts of social media in today’s lifestyle, blogging or ‘vlogging’ is definitely noticeable and is more popular with the young generation. YouTube, which is among the major platforms, is responsible in promoting video contents (vlogs) by rewarding the creators han
Post a Comment
Read more

AVOCADO A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

What would happen to your body if you eat avocado every day? Can excess eating of avocado harm your health and body? Nutritionists say it does not harm neither your health nor body to do so since avocado has plenty of nutritional and health benefits. However, people with  hyperpotassemia are advised against eating avocado daily because of its high content of potassium. In truth, your body and health will greatly be improved by the rich minerals and nutrients found in avocadoes. These rich minerals and nutrients helps to lower blood sugar, improve eyesight, cut body weight, improve kidney and liver functions, regulate cholesterol levels, and many more. Avocado the Fruit Majority of us are inclined to think that avocado is a vegetable because of its consumption in numerous diets. However, it is a tropical fruit and just to be specific, it is a typical berry only that it is large and has a seed. It is widely believed that avocado originated from central and south America.
Post a Comment
Read more