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Events

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Game of Thrones star and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador,

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was the honorary referee for
the Global Goals World Cup Bangkok hosted by NIST
International School. Masala provides an exclusive scoop!

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, better known to many
as Jamie Lannister on the hit HBO series Game
of Thrones, joined the Global Goals World Cup
(GGWCup) on September 30th, as an honorary
referee at NIST International School, home of
Chelsea FC Soccer School Bangkok.
A partnership between Eir Soccer and the
United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), the GGWCup works to raise
awareness and rally communities in support
of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
through a world series of powerful soccer
events. At these events, teams of young
women play soccer to raise awareness of
the impact of poverty, inequality and climate
change, and encourage progress toward
sustainable development across the world.
Leading up to the o cial day of the event at
NIST International School, the participating
teams represented one of the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals. They also received special
points for creative ways of supporting their
chosen goal. Afterwards, they played a series
of friendly matches, refereed by Nikolaj. Among
the teams included NIST Alumni Falcons that
played for Goal #10: Reduced
Inequalities. At the end of the day,
the winning team was BIG Mango
FC, who are now quali ed for the
GGWCup championship in
New York City. goo.gl/ym12r5

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