Football Tournament with FC Winkeln

FC Winkeln’s amateur tournament celebrated its 70th anniversary last weekend. For the St. Gallen district club, this was the perfect opportunity to, together with Special Olympics Switzerland, give people with intellectual disabilities the chance to participate in a football tournament.

The anniversary fun tournament kicked off on Friday evening with the pub and company cup. The Special Olympics tournament then took place on Saturday, parallel to various junior tournaments. Eight Special Teams in categories A + C played with great ambition and fairness.

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