Health 14 Jun 2026

Here's who's missing at the World Cup: Soccer-playing grannies!

The World Cup isn't the only global soccer event of note. Check out the Grannies International Football Tournament.

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As the World Cup kicks off, we just got some good news. About our coverage of another global soccer event. the Grannies International Football Tournament. Last year 2e published a story about this tournament. "where you've never too old to play. But you may well be too young." (The youngest permissible age is. 50.) This week we learned that our story landed first prize for. Sports features reporting in the Society for Features Journalism awards! TZANEEN, SOUTH AFRICA. The stands of the soccer stadium buzzed with anticipation. The teams were about to take the pitch.

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