Alive & Kicking’s concerns over Hyundai and FIFA’s recent programme to donate 1 million ‘dream balls’ across Africa have been picked up by the British press.

The Guardian’s Digger noted the potential for the World Cup legacy to have a ‘toxifying influence’, whilst the Mail on Sunday featured a similar story.

Alive & Kicking has ongoing concerns about the development impact of donating 1 million plastic balls across Africa, especially as the balls have not been produced in the region so might jeopardise the jobs of local manufacturers.

View the Guardian story

Read the Mail on Sunday article (requires subscription)