Onecom has secured a spot in the final of The Big Goal, a national charity football tournament hosted by the Street Soccer Foundation.
Onecom recently emerged as Southern Regional champions after defeating last year’s winners Focus Group and 13 other teams at the regional tournament held at Brentford FC’s Gunnersbury Park. Onecom’s 10-player squad has won all their matches and conceded only three goals across the tournament.
The top three teams from the Southern Regionals now progress to the national final, competing against teams from the North and Midlands at St George’s Park on 26 September 2025. The overall winners will go on to represent England at the Corporate World Cup in Morocco, from 22 to 26 October 2025.
Darren Ridge, CEO of Onecom Group, said: “We’ve loved every minute – not just the football but knowing we’re giving back and helping young people into education and employment. We’re proud to reach the final and to have the chance to represent the South – and possibly England – on the national stage.”
Keith Mabbutt, CEO & Founder of the Street Soccer Foundation, adds: “I am so incredibly grateful to Onecom for all their support they have shown to our Foundation and the nationwide campaign, The Big Goal. Onecom is an official Founding Member of the initiative having been one of the first companies from across the ICT sector to sign up. Their team have performed brilliantly to make it through to the National Finals and they have a fantastic chance for the National title. It promises to be a very special occasion, knowing too that all teams taking part are doing so, having sponsored young lives through our Academy programme, to help vulnerable youth turn a positive corner.”
The Big Goal raises money to support the Street Soccer Foundation’s Academy programme, which offers football coaching, mindset training, and skills workshops to vulnerable and homeless young people aged 18-30, to help them build their confidence and self-belief, and support them into further education, volunteering or employment.
