FIFA/SOS ambassadors Europe 





Ukraine: Andriy Shevchenko

Ukraine: Andriy Shevchenko

Andriy Shevchenko, European Footballer of the Year 2004 and Chelsea London striker, became an official "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassador in June 2005. Shevchenko also underlined his support to the "6 villages for 2006" charity campaign. More...
The Netherlands: Ruud van Nistelrooy

The Netherlands: Ruud van Nistelrooy

On 1 September 2001 Ruud van Nistelrooy was officially appointed "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" Ambassador in the Netherlands. More...
England: Wayne Rooney

England: Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney, PFA Young Player of the Year 2005 and top England/Manchester United striker, became a "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassador in October 2005. Rooney also underlined his support for the official charity campaign of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, 6 villages for 2006. More...
Italy: Fabio Cannavaro

Italy: Fabio Cannavaro

Real Madrid defender and 2006 World Cup champion, Fabio Cannavaro, was presented as a "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassador at the "Oscar del Calcio" gala organised by the Italian Players' Association (AIC) in January 2006. More...
Italy: Francesco Totti

Italy: Francesco Totti

Francesco Totti, an AS Roma and Italian national team striker, in January 2006 joined the illustrious list of football players serving as FIFA/SOS ambassadors, and also pledged his full support for 6 villages for 2006 - Official Charity Campaign of the 2006 FIFA World CupTM. More...

Portugal: Pedro Pauleta

Surrounded by the children of Portugal's first SOS Children's Village in Bicesse, near Lisbon, international football giant Pedro Pauleta became Portugal's first "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassador in November 2005. More...
Italy: Christian Vieri

Italy: Christian Vieri

Christian Vieri, star striker of Italian club AC Milan, was among the first football stars to join the illustrious list of "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" Ambassadors, when he signed on to the good cause in November 1999. More...
France: Robert Pires

France: Robert Pires

Robert Pires, winner of the World Cup in 1998 and European Cup in 2000 with the French national team and Villareal midfielder, has been supporting SOS Children's Villages in France as a "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" Ambassador since 1998. More...
Belarus: Alexandr Hleb

Belarus: Alexandr Hleb

It was in 2003 that Football international Alexandr Hleb was made "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" Ambassador for his home country, Belarus. More...
Bulgaria: Krassimir Balakov

Bulgaria: Krassimir Balakov

Krassmir Balakov is a stalwart among the "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" Ambassadors. The former playmaker of German club, VfB Stuttgart now in "sporting retirement" since 2003 as co-trainer there, has been active since 1998 as FIFA/SOS Ambassador for Bulgaria. More...
Germany: Thomas Helmer

Germany: Thomas Helmer

Thomas Helmer, former German football international and Euro 1996 winner has been "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassador for Germany since 1997. At Euro 2004 in Portugal, where he was working as a presenter for German sports channel DSF, he found time to visit SOS Children's Village Bicesse. More...
Finland: Jari Litmanen

Finland: Jari Litmanen

Finnish soccer hero Jari Litmanen was officially appointed Finland's new FIFA for SOS Children's Villages Ambassador on 11 October 2002. More...
Italy: Pierluigi Collina

Italy: Pierluigi Collina

Italian Pierluigi Collina, who was widely regarded as one of the best football referees in the world before his retirement, pledged his full support for the charity campaign 6 villages for 2006 and officially became a FIFA/SOS ambassador in January 2006. More...
Sweden: Marcus Allbäck

Sweden: Marcus Allbäck

Swedish international striker Marcus Allbäck became an official "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassador in September 2005, at a small ceremony at the Swedish National Football Arena in Stockholm. More...
Russia: Andrey Arshavin

Russia: Andrey Arshavin

Russian international Andrey Arshavin, one of his country's most popular football players, was officially appointed a "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassador in June 2005, in a ceremony at the organisation's children's village in Pushkin near St. Petersburg. More...
Switzerland: Kubilay Türkyilmaz

Switzerland: Kubilay Türkyilmaz

Former Swiss football star Kubilay Türkyilmaz has been active as a "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" Ambassador since 2001. More...
Romania: Gica Popescu

Romania: Gica Popescu

Gheorghe "Gica" Popescu, who became "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassador in August 2005, has been helping SOS Children's Villages Romania in various roles ever since. More...
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