Transplant European football championship announced
The first ever Transplant European Football Championship is to take place on the grounds of an Oxfordshire boarding school.The charity Transplant Active announced the Transplant European Football Cup kicks off on 2 April at Radley College, with six nations taking part.The tournament follows on from last year's first World Transplant Football Cup held in Cervia, Italy, and aims to promote transplant football and raise awareness for organ donation.Mixed gender teams made up of transplant recipients from England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Spain, and Wales will play in the contest.
The charity is also aiming to set up a European Transplant Football Association at the tournament to "build a profile of transplant football across Europe and demonstrate the power of the gift of life through the sport".It also wants to establish a biennial event, taking place either side of world cup tournaments.Oxfordshire is also hosting the British Transplant Games from 31 July to 3 August in Oxford.Radley College is a 760-capacity independent boarding school for boys, which was founded in 1847.Its 800 acres includes playing fields, a golf course, a lake, and farmland.
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