Within the activities of 23 April, the National Independence and Children's Day, ''Football Is Only A Game'' a theatre performance for children was staged free of charge by courtesy of the Turkish Football Federation.
The premiere of the theatre was held in Kadıköy Public Education Centre on April 23rd, the National Independence and Children's Day, with the participation of TFF Vice President Lutfi Arıboğan and TFF Executive Committee members.
Aiming to impose the love of football, respect and Fair-Play principles on children, TFF has cooperated with Enis Fosforoğlu Children's Theatre under the scope of Football for Everyone (Grassroots) programme activities. ''Football Is Only A Game'', staged 20 times in 10 cities of Anatolia in November - December 2010 and reached out to 15.000 children and it was restaged in Istanbul in 8 special performances giving out messages devoted to Fair-Play.
''Football Is Only a Game'' prepared by Enis Fosforoğlu, a famous Turkish performer, is about the place and importance of football in our daily lives. The play puts forward the good sides of the game through examining the violence inside of it and invites the children to become good participants and respectful supporters.