THE most powerful person in Australian soccer - FIFA executive committee member Moya Dodd - is among the high-profile supporters of an initiative developed by a local 11-year-old.
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Claire Falls has a condition that affects her depth perception and three-dimensional vision, but the promising soccer player has continued to enjoy the sport with the help of an audible ball.
The deterioration of Claire's vision led to her diagnosis last year, and since then she has become a passionate promoter of inclusive soccer, leading to the idea of an annual one-day tournament billed as ''football for everyone'', or FEVER.
While Ms Dodd has donated a watch to auction from the historic FIFA congress in 2012, which saw the establishment of a women's executive, and helped promote FEVER on social media, it is children such as Claire who she most wants to attract on the day.
''[I want to include] everyone, with a disability or not, girls and boys, adults and kids, so everyone knows if they put their heart to it they can do whatever they want,'' she said.
FEVER has one primary rule: If any player on the pitch needs the game modified for their needs, it will be.
As part of the tournament, each team will also play the Paralympic sport of blind soccer, which uses a special pitch, blindfolds and an audible ball.
''I think that will help other people know how hard it is for blind people to play football and that they have to try really, really hard,'' Claire said.
Other signed paraphernalia will be auctioned to raise funds for Capital Football's program for athletes with disabilities.
It includes a Matildas jersey donated by former captain Sarah Walsh, signed boots and gloves from Melissa Barbieri and a Canberra United jersey.
FEVER will be held on Sunday, March 2, in Wanniassa. Registrations are open and available via the Tuggeranong Football Club website.