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Issue 1087
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Local News
14th November 2019
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VINTAGE CAR SHOW RAISES THOUSANDS FOR CHARITY THE Rotary Club of Wortley welcomed Lucy Rathbone from Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity to their club meeting on October 21. She was there to receive a cheque for £3,000 from the proceeds raised at the Vintage and Classic Car Rally held at Wortley Hall in July. This represents around 50% of the proceeds. The remaining funds from the event will be distributed to other local charities over the next few months. Lucy thanked the club on behalf of the charity for the donation and advised that the club has now given the charity more than £40,000 over the years from this and other events. The organisers wish to give thanks to all those who attended this and previous events.
LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAM DONATES SHIRTS A WRITER who is in Venezuela researching a book on football and life in the country has donated football shirts from a local team. Junior Fox FC donated around 30 kits to Jordan Florit who is currently working on his book, Red Wine and Arepas.
He asked for kits to be donated via his Twitter, and Junior Fox responded, with the kits going to some of the poorest areas and teams. The book asks the question, ‘Why is a country with a population of over 30 million people yet to qualify for a World Cup, especially one in the football-rich continent of South America?’
Uruguay, two-time winners of football’s biggest tournament, has a population of under four million, yet regularly reach the final stages of the competition. They’re also the most successful team in Copa América history with 15 titles. Is there any way Venezuela, a neighbour ten times as populous, can become international football’s next big thing?
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‘Red Wine and Arepas: How Football is Becoming Venezuela’s Religion’ will examine and explore contemporary Venezuelan society through the lens of football, answering questions on the relationship between the sport and politics, culture, and society. Written with the cooperation of the executive president of the Venezuelan Football League, Rubén Villavi-
cencio, Red Wine and Arepas will feature exclusive interviews with players past and present, such as the 34-times capped midfielder Stalin Rivas, Copa América 2011 player Franklin Lucena, New York Red Bulls midfielder Cristian Cásseres Jr, and Manchester City player Yangel Herrera. You can follow Jordan’s progress on Twitter, with @TheFalseLibero
