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FOOTBALL FOR HOPE Football for Hope is our global commitment to building a better future through football. To date, we have supported over 550 socially-responsible community projects that use football as a tool for social development, improving the lives and prospects of young people and their surrounding communities To find out more, visit the Sustainability section on FIFA.com.
FREE KICK SPOTLIGHT ON GENERAL INFORMATION Country: Sri Lanka FIFA Trigramme: SRI Confederation: AFC Continent: Asia Capital: Colombo Fan favourite Annette Braun GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Surface area: 65,610 km² Highest point: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m Neighbouring seas and oceans: Indian Ocean Mario Wagner / 2Agenten During his 13 years at Borussia Dortmund, Dede won two Bundesliga titles and made 399 competitive appearances, of which 322 were in the league and 47 on the European stage. The Brazilian striker was with the Yellow-and-Blacks from 1998 to 2011 and has long since secured a place in Dortmund fans’ hearts. At the beginning of September it became clear just how popular Dede is among the Dortmund faithful and at the club itself at his testimonial, in which he played alongside numerous former team-mates and global stars in front of a crowd of 80,000. The sheer number of spectators present underlined the impact the former No.17 made on the Ruhr district club, having stayed with them through thick and thin. Dortmund and Dede triumphed together and also stood side by side when the club faced insolvency; far from pushing them apart, it brought them closer together. The Brazilian rejected attractive financial offers from other clubs and stayed in Dortmund, saying the city was his home. Players with that kind of loyalty are a rarity in the fast-moving world of the modern game, and as such they are honoured and showered with affection. Football fans have big hearts and an equally big desire for support and devotion. Although they have the opportunity to cheer their team on every week, there are decreasing numbers of players they can truly identify with. Dede was one such player. He was one of the fans and is still a hugely popular figure in Dortmund to this day, despite the fact he has not played for the club for four years and is currently working as an assistant coach in Turkey. Once supporters have taken a hero into their hearts, their admiration and affection know no bounds. Dede’s testimonial between a World XI and a ‘national team’ selected by him filled a stadium, making it the all-time best-attended farewell fixture in Europe. Å The weekly column by our staff writers MEN’S FOOTBALL FIFA Ranking: 184th World Cup: No appearances WOMEN’S FOOTBALL FIFA Ranking: 124th World Cup: No appearances LATEST RESULTS Men’s: Bhutan - Sri Lanka 2:1 17 March 2015 Women’s: Indien - Sri Lanka 4:0 13 March 2015 FIFA INVESTMENTS Since 2001: $ 4,189,220 THE FIFA WEEKLY 31
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