Pass a Ball, Make a Friend project will be implemented by Club for Youth Empowerment 018 (KOM 018) from Serbia in cooperation with Младежко европейско общество / Youth European Society – YES from Bulgaria, Barcel’hona Sports Events from Spain, JuvenTagus – Associação Desportiva e Juvenil from Portugal, Tiquitaca Associazione-Sportiva from Italy and Futbolen Klub Septemvri from Bulgaria. Pass a Ball, Make a Friend project aims to address the escalating conflicts and hate speech among local football teams, which have led to physical fights. Project will address these challenges by using football as a platform to combat hate speech, reduce physical conflicts and promote social inclusion. By promoting peaceful sportsmanship, “Pass a Ball, Make a Friend” not only improves relationships within football teams but also sets an example for broader community cohesion and understanding. Specific objectives: 1) To create a comprehensive training module designed to instill values of fair play, respect, and inclusivity in young football players and supporters; 2) To bring together young football players from partner countries to promote intercultural exchange, collaboration, and sportsmanship; 3) To reduce physical conflicts by teaching conflict resolution and fair play, ensuring the focus remains on the spirit of the game; 4) To equip young football players and supporters with leadership skills to become ambassadors for sportsmanship in their teams, communities, and beyond; 5) To raise awareness about the problem of conflicts and hate speech among the local football teams as well as among the supporters; 6) To promote social inclusion by encouraging social dialogue cooperation among diverse teams, teams’ supporters and members of local communities and in this way breaking down stereotypes and prejudices. Pass a ball will implement the following main WPs: 1. Project Implementation; 2. Empowerment of young football players and young supporters; 3. Pass a Ball, Make a Friend Campaign; 4. Visibility and Dissemination. The activities of the “Pass a Ball” project will be carried out in Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal, Serbia and Spain over a period of 24 months, from 01.11.2025 to 31.10.2027. The project is co-financed by the European Union.