23.-28. In September, the DREAM EURO CUP 2024 indoor soccer tournament took place in Rome, where teams from twelve countries across Europe were invited to participate. The purpose of the competitions was to draw attention to mental health problems and also to show the positive part of sports in people’s recovery and healthy life.
The Estonian joint team was created in cooperation with the Estonian Football Federation, the Estonian Special Olympics Association, the Public Foundation of Hope and the Sport for All Association.
Team players: Jüri Põld, Vyatseslav Vakar, Dmitri Kononov, Aleksandr Tomingas and Dmitri Skripnikov (Public Foundation of Hope), Kevin Laine, Henri Tullus and Janek Martsepp (Estonian Special Olympics Association).
Coaches: Teet Allas (Estonian Football Federation) and Rain Tölpus ( Estonian Special Olympics Association).
The final order of the tournament was:
- Italy
- Hungary
- Germany
- Czech Republic
5.-6. Estonia and Greece
7.-10. Norway, Finland, Iceland and Croatia
11.-12 Holland and England
During our stay in Rome, we had the honor of being guests of the Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia, Lauri Bambus, at the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Rome. Thank you for the kind welcome!
We thank the partners for the pleasant cooperation!