We enter 2026 stronger than ever as football for good continues to grow We’re proud welcome six new impact organisations to the Common Goal community. Through a membership process, Common Goal has evaluated these organisations according to both basic and specific Football for Good criteria that establish how they use football to generate impact towards social topics aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals. These new members are delivering life-changing programmes
Momentum, lessons, and what comes next As this year comes to a close, at Common Goal we are looking both backward and forward—at the shifts that are influencing the football for good community, the trends emerging for 2026, and the possibilities tied to the World Cup ahead. Across continents, across organisations, and across thousands of stories from young people and leaders on the ground, one truth keeps showing up: football for good isn’t simply growing; it’s entering int
A hometown band. A local team. A collaboration rooted in community. Deftones and GOAL Projects Release Jersey Collaboration Supporting Street Soccer USA’s Los Jaguares. GOAL Projects — a collaboration between Footballco’s global soccer brand GOAL and Common Goal — has launched its latest partnership, this time with Grammy Award–winning band Deftones, to support Los Jaguares, a youth team from Sacramento’s Oak Park neighbourhood and part of the Street Soccer USA community. The
Connecting the Tournament Back to Communities Through Soccer Forward Fests updated June 11, 2026 In partnership with U.S. Soccer's Soccer Forward Foundation, Common Goal continues its 20-year tradition of centering young people, communities, cross-cultural exchange, and the joy of football within the context of FIFA World Cups. The 2026 Soccer Forward Fests mark two decades since Common Goal's first Youth Festival, held alongside the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006™, when 22 te
A conversation with Tamara Awartani, co-founder of Palestine: Sports for Life. Across the sport-for-development world, the idea of a safe space is central — a place where young people can play, learn, and belong. In Palestine, that idea carries a different weight. Safety here is not only emotional; it’s physical and political. Since 2011 , Palestine Sports for Life has been creating those safe spaces — using sport and life skills to reach marginalised communities across the
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