(November 23, 2025)
Helping others is at the core of our lives. We believe hard working, good, honest people less fortunate than ourselves with limited access to resources or means, and those who through life circumstances have hindered their participation where others are able, need our support and encouragement. We believe through football we can help make a positive impact on humanity using soccer as the vehicle for social good.
Through helping charities raise funds, to scholarshipping players to play, train, providing equipment and assisting in helping players earn college scholarships and financial aid support the assistance we provide is both domestic and global in reach. The common passion we share for the game has enabled us to meet many kind and interesting people, travel the world sharing cultural exchanges and sharing ideas which we believe ultimately helps humanity. Our common denominator is the Love of Ball and Love of Game.
In 2003 after returning from coaching, playing and studying in Europe, we co-founded California competitive youth soccer club PSV Union FC, providing $1.5 mil. financial aid enabling youth players to receive world class teaching, coaching and mentoring equipment and college guidance and placement.
Throughout our careers we have been involved in many facets of the game and had the privilege of meeting many compassionate, successful, generous and brilliant people from all walks of life, from a multitude of backgrounds and cultures, who've been brought together by this wonderful sport. While we are fortunate in our own community, on the other hand in many other communities across the country and around the world, due to lack of funding, political and socio-economic challenges, many children don't have the same basic opportunities to play and enjoy the benefits of a game and don't know what it means to realize their potential on the soccer field, in the classroom or in their lives.
Because of our desire to make a bigger impact, in 2019 we decided to utilize our knowledge and financial resources and the resources of our friends, family and acquaintances at a local and international level to help improve communities and lives through the sport of soccer by forming The Soccer Fund (TSF). Covid prevented us from delivering our projects but after a long delay we have finally re-activated our drive to put TSF to good use. In 2020 we formed private coaching and tour organization Dynamic Soccer, providing over $50k in free coaching fees to date.
TSF utilizes football as a vehicle for development for the most disadvantaged people and areas by assisting in improving lives of children and helping advance and strengthen communities by translating the best practices and lessons of sport and play into children's everyday lives. Our TSF programs foster the healthy physical, social and emotional development of youth and building safer and stronger communities, collaborating with local organizations, and supporting these programs by connecting a global network of people and organizations with similar goals and interests.
TSF partners with soccer organizations throughout the world which provide local soccer organizations with academic and health components to their football programs enabling them to provide more opportunities for children to gain exposure to the game and discover the joy of play without financial restriction. TSF provided short and long-term fundraising support and strategies as well as identifies prospective donors and partners, government and for-profit partners to help us achieve our strategic objectives as well as developing raising awareness and media exposure.
In addition to forming and operating several charitable organizations, we've been involved with various other charitable projects. For example, in 2015 Olympic legend Johann Olav Koss, Founder of Right To Play, a prominent global sport humanitarian organization which develops, operates and advocates sport/play programs for children in refugee camps and areas of conflict, invited us on its Strategic Committee as US Soccer Advisors, responsible for raising funds and building awareness. Read about involvement with RTP here
Through our lifelong passion and commitment to the sport we aim to make TSF an organization that will have a continuous and long-term impact. With your support, we could make our dream a reality and any assistance you can provide and contribution you make will be greatly appreciated!
Kindest Regards,
Carine & Gary Ireland