Keep Your Eye On The Ball
Results and photos from the 2008 Keep Your Eye On the Ball 5K run for men are now available online. Click here for full details.
The Campaign
Keep Your Eye on The Ball is a campaign run by The FA and The PFA in association with Everyman to raise awareness of male cancer within the football community.
This year's Focus Fortnight took place from 23 February -
8 March 2008, but keep an eye out for the David James advert 'Catch it Early' at football grounds throughout the UK.
Meanwhile, to launch the Keep Your Eye On The Ball Focus Fortnight, England striker Peter Crouch met testicular cancer survivors and called for football fans across the UK to keep their balls in check.
Keep Your Eye On The Ball was set up in response to several high profile players such Alan Stubbs (Everton), Jason Cundy (Ex Tottenham) and Neil Harris (Millwall) being diagnosed with testicular cancer. Through the power of football, the campaign aims to raise vital awareness to a huge number of men, which can ultimately save lives.
Find out more about the campaign, and the Focus Fortnight, by visiting the dedicated website.
I support Keep Your Eye On The Ball because it is important to make the fans and players aware of male cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer to affect men between 15-44 years old, the average career span of a footballer. The good news is though that if caught early enough, it is curable in 99% of cases. That’s why it is important for Keep Your Eye On The Ball to continue to raise awareness, which will help save lives.
David James
