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BBC News
07-04-2025
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England win inaugural Transplant European Football Championship
The first ever Transplant European Football Championship has been won by the hosts nations were represented at the tournament which was held over three days at Radley College, Oxfordshire, with the finals taking place on took the title beating Italy 1-0, with the winning goal coming in the last minute of the the teams were made up of organ transplant recipients from England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Spain and Wales. England player Kevin Kyley said: "There was a real buzz around the place all week with spectators and fans from other countries cheering you on."After a week of football our legs were giving up on us but we just kept pushing, and to get that goal in the last minute of the game was unbelievable."The tournament follows last year's first World Transplant Football Cup held in Cervia, Italy, and aims to promote transplant football and raise awareness for organ Transplant Active wants to establish a biennial European event, taking place either side of world cup is also hosting the British Transplant Games from 31 July to 3 August in Oxford. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
BBC News
25-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Transplant European football championship announced
The first ever Transplant European Football Championship is to take place on the grounds of an Oxfordshire boarding charity Transplant Active announced the Transplant European Football Cup kicks off on 2 April at Radley College, with six nations taking 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 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 is also hosting the British Transplant Games from 31 July to 3 August in College is a 760-capacity independent boarding school for boys, which was founded in 800 acres includes playing fields, a golf course, a lake, and farmland. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
