All Set for the 11th Annual Soccer Challenge

The 11th annual Festival of Football is ready to roll, taking place over the weekend of 17th - 19th June. Catering for all ages from 5 to 55, this is proudly amongst the top sporting events in Jersey's calendar, with up to 1,200 players getting a game over the weekend.

We are delighted to be welcoming Neville Southall to the event this year along with our good friend Colin Nell, champion freestyler and a great friend of Le Tournoi and coaching staff from Arsenal and Everton.

	Click on the image above to see a demo of Colin's wizardry

Neville Southall MBE (born 16 September 1958) is a former Wales international footballer, best known for his time with Everton. He has been described as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and won the FWA Footballer of the Year award in 1985. He was awarded the MBE in 1995 for his services to football.

Southall joined Everton in 1981 and went on to make a club record 578 appearances in the Football League and Premier League (750 in all competitions) and helped the team to win a number of honours including the league championship and FA Cup on two occasions each and the European Cup Winners Cup. He also played internationally for Wales, winning a record 93 caps. Since his retirement as a player Southall has managed a number of non-league teams with little success and has coached the Welsh national youth teams.
 

Colin has enjoyed an outstanding career as a professional football freestyler. With his unbelievable skills, Colin has stunned and captivated crowds of all ages around the world. His talent with a football has led him to work alongside the biggest names in world football. Colin's football wizardry has been utilised in numerous high profile media campaigns and feature films.

Interactive live performances are Colin’s speciality, setting him apart from other football freestylers. His reputation as a showcase entertainer is exemplary and has become the freestyle of choice for major sponsors, brands, promotions and high profile events.

The FA Respect Campaign

We continue to develop the Soccer Challenge in ways that benefit as many areas of the community as possible. We are delighted to be adding our support to the FA's Respect initiative, aimed at educating every football stakeholder in how to conduct themselves when playing or watching soccer. Initially to be aimed at the Childrens Challenges, we'll be asking every kids' team to undertake a case study and complete a small project by the end of each day based upon discussions with their coaches and our visiting guests. There will be a fantastic prize awarded to the best judged case study.