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Seattle soccer enthusiast Richard Swanson, whose dream was to dribble a ball 10,000 miles to Brazil for charity, was killed just a few weeks into his journey when he was struck by a pickup truck along U.S. route 101 in Lincoln City, Ore.
His website, breakawaybrazil.com, featured his trip from Seattle to Sao Paulo, which began May 1.
Swanson, 42, was a private investigator for many years before becoming a graphic designer and was recently laid off but had no mortgage and recently sold his condominium. He began playing soccer about five years ago and supported the Seattle Sounders.
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The journey was intended to cover 11 countries and take him to Brazil for the start of the FIFA 2014 World Cup. His adventure was to support the One World Futbol Project.
“We are deeply saddened to learn about Richard’s death,” Lisa Tarver, chief operating officer of One World Futbol Project, said in a statement. “He was a very inspiring man who in a very short time walked his way into many lives. Our thoughts are with his family.”The One World Futbol Project is an initiative started to bring the joy of soccer and play to youth around the world.
Source: Socceramerica
