WORLD CUP COMES TO BROCKHAM!
Brockham
Badgers FC is to celebrate its silver jubilee - and the 2006 World
Cup - by launching a major new football tournament for the southern
counties.
Over 140 teams, 1200 young players and 2500 spectators
are expected to descend onto the Big Field in Brockham, near Dorking,
over the weekend of 17-18 June for two days of football in the picturesque
shadow of the North Downs.
The Brockham Badgers World Cup 6-a-side
Tournament will be an open event for clubs throughout Sussex and Surrey.
There will be eight boys age groups, from Under 8s to Under 15s. Brockham
is also keen to help the development of girls' football in the region,
so the Tournament will also include four girls age groups - U10s,
U12s, U14s and U16s.
Brockham Badgers FC was formed 25 years
ago and has since swelled to become one of the largest youth football
clubs in the area. More than 300 boys and girls currently play
and train in the club's distinctive black-and-white striped kit each
week.
The World Cup Tournament will be a fun way to mark both
the Club's anniversary and the events in Germany. It is one of the
Badgers' most ambitious projects to date. The aim is to make it an
annual event that becomes recognised as a landmark tournament in the
region.
The event has already gained strong support. Pizza Express
are the main event sponsors, whilst assistance is also being provided
by UnumProvident, Premier Sports and Woking Print and Publicity. Umbro
has donated more than 140 footballs, so that each team that takes
part can award its own "player of the tournament" match ball.
Additionally,
the community teams from both Chelsea FC and Fulham FC will be in
official attendance – providing off-pitch entertainment in the form
of “Beat The Keeper” and “Speed Ball” competitions.
