Soccer World Culture
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Explore the impact, history & culture of soccer across the world
Mexico's Futbol Passion
Street soccer, futsal, pannas & trick shows. Plus chasing Ronaldinho to Mexico to meet your idol. And players finding identity on the fields in both nations, US & Mexico.
Searching the streets
Mexico Nike FootballX: passion and street soccer
Chasing Ronaldinho to Mexico to meet your idol.
Players finding identity on the soccer fields of two countries.
Brazil is the country of football
See how young Brazilians improvise and get creative playing street football and in small-sided tournaments. Check out how the locals play at one of the largest favelas' fields in Rio. Meet the local legend and famous footvolley pro, Brazil's Queen of the Beach, Natalia Guitler
F2 Freestylers
Join the F2 guys down in Rio de Janeiro to learn the culture of football. Soccer is played from the beach to futsal courts, and favelas or through the alleys of the city.
Thailand & the floating soccer pitch
Learn some soccer history about how a group of youth living in a remote village in Thai built a floating soccer pitch to start their own team and be able to play the world's greatest game. Or check out ManCity & Xylem's visit with the rescued Wild Boar soccer team that spent close to 3 weeks trapped underground together before being rescued. See the impact created when ManCity & Xylem help the team make a water tower to provide clean water for their local village.
F2 Freestylers: Finding Football series
F2 Freestylers visit the Thailand famous floating pitch
Hear the story of Thai soccer history and how a group of youth living in a remote village built a floating soccer pitch to start their own team and be able to play the world's greatest game.
Here we are years later and the floating pitch in Thailand has been updated and is still being played on today.
Join Mancity & Xylem as they visit with the Wild Boars soccer team and help them build a water tower to provide clean drinking water for the locals.
SOCCER STORIES FROM ISRAEL
Soccer crosses all boundaries. We can always play soccer together. Your ethnic, economic, or social differences do not matter when soccer is played. From street soccer, to major breakthroughs and opportunities for peace to come to nations who unite through soccer.
Street Football in Gaza
Israel, Palestine together on the same pitch
Barcelona goes on a "Peace Tour"
A World Explored-Apps+Sites
Explore the world far and wide from the comfort of your home on Google Earth https://www.google.com/earth/ (also available in the APP store)
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Free library of complete geography & world history lessons, videos and activities https://klru.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/social-studies/ or https://klru.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/world-languages/ for foreign languages
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Learn foreign languages for fun (and free!) https://www.duolingo.com/ (also available in the APP store)
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Brain Pop is full of fun videos and quizzes https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ (also available in the APP store)
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Have a family trivia night with fun quiz topics on https://www.kids-quiz.com/
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Explore the flora & fauna found across the world on https://www.inaturalist.org/ (also available in the app store)
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The history of world culture, art & society... you can learn anything on https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities