May 25th is the day soccer fans around the world celebrate the world's most popular sport each year.
UNITED NATIONS — May 25 marks the day soccer fans around the world celebrate the world's most popular sport each year.
According to the resolution, this day will mark the 100th anniversary of the first all-region international football tournament held on May 25, 1924 during the Summer Olympics in Paris.
The 193-member General Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution at the gavel of President Dennis Francis, receiving applause from diplomats in the chamber. More than 160 countries sponsored the event.
Libya's ambassador to the UN, Taher El Sonni, who introduced the resolution, told the gathering: “Football or soccer, as others call it, is the number one game played and followed all over the world.'' .
However, he stressed that football is not just a game played by all ages for entertainment and competition in the streets, villages, schools and courtyards.
Due to its “unparalleled status” in the sporting world, Erssonni said “football transcends national, cultural and socio-economic barriers and acts as a common language spoken all over the world”.
She said the game has become a “vital platform” to advocate for gender equality and social inclusion, and a “common ground that brings together individuals from different backgrounds and promotes mutual understanding, tolerance, respect and solidarity.” said.
It also recognizes the “fundamental role” of FIFA, football's international governing body, and the important role of regional and national football federations and related organizations in promoting football.
The resolution encourages all countries to support football and other sports as a tool to promote peace, development and the empowerment of women and girls. It also encourages countries to adopt policies and programs that promote soccer and other sports and physical activity.
The May 25 resolution calls on all countries, United Nations bodies, international organizations, academia, civil society and the private sector to organize World Football Day in line with national priorities and encourage all people, including through education, to It is an “invitation'' for people to spread the benefits of soccer. and public awareness activities. ”
