Soccer fans around the globe will now have a day to celebrate the world’s most popular sport every year – May 25. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day. The sport is called football outside of the United States.
UNITED NATIONS — Soccer fans around the world will now have a day to celebrate the world’s most popular sport every year – May 25.
The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution by consensus with a bang of the gavel by its president, Dennis Francis, to applause from diplomats in the assembly chamber. It was co-sponsored by more than 160 countries. But he stressed that soccer is more than just a game played by all ages on streets, in villages, schools and courtyards for fun and in competitions.Kylian Mbappé trudges off after another Champions League dream with PSG endsBecause of its “unparalleled position” in the world of sports, El-Sonni said, “football serves as a universal language spoken across the globe, cutting across national, cultural and socio-economic barriers.
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