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Documentary about the first street football festival 2006 in Berlin.
They fight against poverty, drugs, and AIDS. They are committed against child labor and alcohol abuse. And they are very adept with the ball: in July 2006, players from 22 social football projects meet in Berlin to play out the first street football world champion. The young kickers from five continents play in a football arena on the Mariannenplatz in Berlin-Kreuzberg - in the middle of one of the social hot spots of the city. But they play not only football. They also take the opportunity to promote their projects like Eliana from Paraguay, who engages herself in Asunción in the education center CDI. Thousands of fans come to Kreuzberg and experience street football and intercultural cooperation first-hand. And finally there is also a winner. In a thrilling final the team from Kenya wins over South Africa with 4:3 after penalty shootout and becomes the first street football champion. Holger Rada and his team accompanied the players; they interviewed FIFA officials and project ...

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