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Article: FC Barcelona & FCB Foundation, Malaria No More and AYSO Launch Initiative to 'Kick it to Malaria'.
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- August 4, 2008
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Global Soccer Stars join AYSO kids to Lead Soccer Community in Nationwide Fundraising Effort to Fight Malaria
NEW YORK, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Soccer club FC Barcelona, FCB Foundation, Malaria No More and the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) today announced the "More Than A Club: Kick it to Malaria" initiative. The focus of this global partnership is to raise funds and awareness to help fight malaria and save the lives of children in Africa. Malaria is the number one killer of children in Africa and takes one life every 30 seconds -- more than one million every year.
FC Barcelona boasts a roster of some of the world's best soccer players. The ...