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Project GOAL receives FIFA Foundation grant

By Jonathan SigalApril 8, 2019

New England Revolution defender Andrew Farrell working with Project GOAL. (courtesy photo)

Project GOAL is currently celebrating its 15th year of making a profound impact on children's lives through soccer and education.

Those efforts, centered around Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, recently received a sizable boost. For the eighth time, the non-profit organization has received a grant from the FIFA Foundation.

Project GOAL is one of four American non-profits to receive funding this year, and one that works extensively with players in New England. In all, 93 projects throughout the world received funds from the FIFA Foundation, including a non-profit world soccer star Samuel Eto’o runs in his native Cameroon.

"We're not a program trying to develop the next professional soccer player," Project GOAL director Darius Shirzadi said.

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