Kick-off Giovanni van Bronckhorst

As a young boy I spent hours and hours playing football on courts and pitches in my neighbourhood. Me and my team mates in the Dutch national team, we all had a safe place near our homes where we could play football. A place where we could develop our skills and meet our friends. All these hours in the street made us into the football players we are today: international players who have the privilege to come to South Africa in order to compete in the World Cup. Of course we would like to be remembered in South Africa as the 2010 world champion. But we do not come here to play and perform in the World Cup only. We want to support the local community as well. Therefore we would like to give the children of Hillbrow what we found so valuable in our own youth: a safe place to play and have fun. The Orange Cruyff Court will be our legacy for the people of Hillbrow. We hope you will enjoy it – for hours and hours on end.

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
Netherlands Captain