Soccer players from across the western suburbs and across a wide range of nationalities and cultures came together late last month for the We Are One Cup.
Held in Werribee on Saturday, May 25, more than 100 players from various migrant backgrounds played in the tournament run by Reclink.
The We Are One Cup is part of the Reclink Soccer League which has been running in the western suburbs since 2018.
Originally designed bring together multicultural members of the western suburbs through partnerships with groups such as Wyndham City Council (Youth Services), Junubi Wyndham, YSAS, IPYC (International Peace Youth Group), and ARC (Acts of Random Kindness), the league has since enabled participants to enjoy free physical activity on a weekly basis through the structured competition.
Reclink founder and director Peter Cullen said the soccer league and tournaments like the We Are One Cup, were far more important than who won or lost.
“Sport is a honeypot for the conversation and the thought around world peace, such a critical world issue,” Mr Cullen said.
“ And we really have to get our heads about around what it means to be human, what it means to be a part of humanity, what it means to find peace within ourselves and peace with each other. They will be the building blocks of a future because if we unite as a group, no world leader can initiate these things, if we’re strong enough as a population group. And it’s things like sport, as it was expressed before, the variety of nations, the variety of people, it brings us together.”
