Here's who's missing at the World Cup: Soccer-playing grannies!
The Grannies International Football Tournament is a unique soccer event where players must be at least 50 years old to participate. The tournament features teams from around the world, including the United States, Togo, and South Africa, and is a celebration of women's soccer and aging. The event has gained international attention and has even won awards for its storytelling and features reporting.
- ▪The Grannies International Football Tournament has a strict age requirement of 50 years old to participate.
- ▪The tournament features teams from around the world, including the United States, Togo, and South Africa.
- ▪The event has won awards for its storytelling and features reporting, including first prize for sports features reporting in the Society for Features Journalism awards.
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Here's who's missing at the World Cup: Soccer-playing grannies! June 14, 20267:17 AM ET By Ryan Lenora Brown , Photos by Samantha Reinders Editor's Note: As the World Cup kicks off, we just got some good news about our coverage of another global soccer event: the Grannies International Football Tournament. Last year 2e published a story about this tournament — "where you've never too old to play. But you may well be too young." (The youngest permissible age is 50.) This week we learned that our story landed first prize for sports features reporting in the Society for Features Journalism awards! The judges' comments include: "A beautiful story beautifully told." We can't disagree! TZANEEN, SOUTH AFRICA — The stands of the soccer stadium buzzed with anticipation.
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