Six new organisations join Common Goal network
We enter 2026 stronger than ever as football for good continues to grow
We’re proud welcome six new impact organisations to the Common Goal community.
Through a membership process, Common Goal has evaluated these organisations according to both basic and specific Football for Good criteria that establish how they use football to generate impact towards social topics aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals.
These new members are delivering life-changing programmes across 13 countries, each with their own unique approach to harnessing the power of football:
PLAY International is an international NGO using sport as a tool for education, inclusion, and social change since 1999. Working across Europe and Africa, it delivers locally adapted programmes that promote health, equality, and social cohesion.
BX Brussels is a socially driven amateur football club using the game as a platform for inclusion and youth development. The club supports young people from vulnerable communities through accessible football pathways and community-led programmes.
Kinetic Foundation is a London-based charity using football to keep young people from underserved communities engaged in education beyond 16. Through education pathways, mentorship, and employability support, it helps unlock long-term opportunities on and off the pitch.
Ryogoku Soccer Academy is a K–12 school in the United States that combines education and elite football to support the holistic development of young men, many from immigrant and refugee backgrounds. Football is used as a tool to build confidence, leadership, and pathways to higher education.
Football for Worldwide Unity (FFWU) is a Germany-based non-profit that empowers youth by training grassroots coaches to lead with values. Through football, it promotes wellbeing, inclusion, and positive development across multiple countries.
Umuri Foundation is a community-led organisation in Rwanda using football to empower young people, reduce poverty, and promote gender equality. Its programmes combine sport with health education, life skills, and economic opportunity.
The biggest impact collective in football
Today, we are a community that brings together 201 organisations across 118 countries worldwide. Together, we engage more than 3.6 million people every year and reach over 9 million across the globe. If we were a football association, we would be the third largest in the world.
But big isn’t the point.
What matters is the people behind it, and the connections, opportunities, and impact we create through this collective effort.
This is football at its best. Football that can change lives. Football that can connect us all.