Once again, the project Open Fun Football Schools has inspired numerous kids – boys and girls alike – with two fantastic sporting events that took place in Vidin and Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, last month.

On October 1^st, children aged between 7 and 12 took part in one of these events in the famous Bulgarian “Georgi Benkovski Stadium” in Vidin. Over 170 enthused boys and girls enjoyed the organised football tournaments on the pitch while their grateful parents came to watch them there.

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The UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour presented by UniCredit. Three years. One goal: to bring the trophy as close as possible to those who watch the competition day in, day out on TV. Usually, only winners of the UEFA Champions League get that close to the trophy.

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Friday, 14.10., 6 o’clock, the Trophy Tour Village is in its last preparations to host fans, journalists and football legends to join the UEFA Champions League Trophy.

At the same time in south Serbia six 8 year old footballers from Prokuplje are too excited to sleep. They are jumping into the van that will take them to the final tournament of Open Fun Football Schools organized by UniCredit Bank Serbia in cooperation with UniCredit Foundation. The tournament will take place in Kalemegdan Park, next to the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour Village in Belgrade.

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The UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour has come to an end at its last tour stop in Belgrade. From October 14 until October 16, Serbian football fans and tourists finally had their chance to welcome the tour and its prestigious trophy for the last time in 2011.

The many fans and guests were officially welcomed in the opening ceremony with the traditional ribbon-cutting of the ambassadors Luís Figo, Ruud Gullit and Stevan Stojanovic, inviting the guests to enter the free-of-charge exhibition. A mini football tournament with “Dika” Stojanovic, local hero and UniCredit Bank Ambassador for the Trophy Tour in Serbia, was surely one of the highlights for the stars’ many fans. The public signature session that followed brought the happy football enthusiasts even closer to their idols.

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The trophy left Ukraine a few days ago and already the set-up of the Trophy Tour Village in the Tour’s final city stop is busily running to the fullest. Belgrade is proud to welcome the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour 2011 from Friday, October 14 till Sunday, October 16. This time the Trophy Tour Village will be built up in Kalemegdan Park next to the impressive Belgrade Fortress.

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Last weekend the Trophy Tour Village was the place to be in Donetsk, full of families and fans eager to get their trophy photo and spend time around the Village watching football tournaments, performances, and taking part in lotteries. Nearly 20,000 visitors attended and over 9,000 photos with the trophy were made.

In addition to the huge success of the event with the public, former UEFA Champions League winner Dwight Yorke visited a boarding school in the city of Donetsk, delighting the children with a short speech, some football tricks and his beaming smile.

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