Charities Just a Drop and Street Soccer Foundation Partner to Launch The Travel United Cup 2023

Travel industr y charity Just a Drop has announced a par tnership with the Street Soccer Foundation to launch a new travel-exclusive football tournament

The Travel United Cup which will be held on Friday 7th July 2023 will bring together 16 teams to compete at the iconic St George’s Park, the home of English Football and the ground used for the national England team to train across the year

It will give attendees the exclusive oppor tunity to experience playing on the prestigious David Beckham Pitch and exploring the Club England Pavilion, an oppor tunity that is usually closed off to the public Alongside the tournament itself, attendees will be invited to take par t in a ‘skills zone ’ to practice their penalties and learn new tricks

The tournament is the brainchild of Andy Mabbutt who said, “I got involved in the Street Soccer Foundation over a year ago and it has absolutely blown me away how much of a positive game changing impact the foundation makes upon many young people’s lives To do this in par tnership with another wonderful, amazing charity Just A Drop whom I have had the privilege and pleasure in suppor ting on many occasions, is a hugely rewarding combination I love my football and more impor tantly I simply adore the travel industr y and the people in it, and to bring both together to create an event that will make a difference to less for tunate young people is a no brainer and incredibly exciting ”

And Founder of Just a Drop, Fiona Jeffer y OBE said, “The travel industr y has a reputation of competing to be the ver y best – this is a chance to compete for and take home a different accolade – an industr y cup that proves once and for all which travel company is the best at football All whilst transforming lives both in the UK and across the world

The Travel United Cup is also a once in a lifetime oppor tunity to play at the home of English football whilst suppor ting two organisations dedicated to making positive change

Having star ted at WTM in 1998, international water charity, Just a Drop, works directly with communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America to enable access to sustainable , safe water solutions, sanitation facilities and knowledge of safe hygiene practices

Since conception, the travel industr y has helped Just a Drop to suppor t 1 9 million people across 32 countries with community-owned safe water and sanitation projects, transforming lives

To enter the tournament, companies or individuals need to put together a team of 7-10 people and sign up through Just a Drop’s website here Entr y is £2 000 per team and we also have several sponsorship oppor tunities available from £1 000 up to £6 000 for the headline sponsor For any questions about registering or sponsorship please email Ruth Mileham at ruth mileham@justadrop org

So do you think you could’ve done a better job than Harr y Kane in that quar ter-final? Dust off your football boots and grab some teammates to prove once and for all, you are the best in the travel industr y!