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	Russia lifts Homeless World Cup - SouthAfrica.info
		Shelayevsky’s words are backed up by a survey conducted after the previous World Cup in Scotland, which showed that 80 percent of the participants made major steps to change their lives for the better after the event.
		Homeless World Cup co-founder and president Mel Young said the successful hosting of the competition showed the players had the ability to change their lives.
		The Homeless World Cup was organised by the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) and was co-hosted by the Big Issue South Africa and the City of Cape Town.
	www.southafrica.info /what_happening/sports/hwc-021006.htm (361 words)

	The College Hill Independent - Kicking Off Poverty
		The average homeless person may not come to mind when the average non-homeless person thinks about sports, but the organizers and participants of the Homeless World Cup, an international soccer tournament for the homeless, are trying to overcome this perception by turning the homeless into competitive athletes.
		The Homeless World Cup, which completed its fourth annual tournament in South Africa last week, evolved from another help-the-homeless-help-themselves initiative: ‘street papers.’ The organizers of the cup are editors and founders of these publications, which are created and circulated by homeless people in local metropolises around world.
		Homelessness is a problem in all nations, but an international solution is hard to come by, and unlikely to be reached through soccer.
	www.brown.edu /Students/INDY/cms/content/view/276/36 (1410 words)

	Scotland Hosts the 3rd Homeless World Cup - Education - Global Friends of Scotland
		Because this was the Homeless World Cup (HWC), an annual international event that uses the positive power of football to raise the issue of homelessness and poverty worldwide, and this year Scotland had the pleasure of being the host nation.
		HWC co-founder, Mel Young, is delighted with the way the 2005 tournament was received by the people of Scotland.
		About 50% of all countries participating in the HWC organise or develop national street soccer leagues for social inclusion, and the number of teams competing in the HWC is rising every year.
	www.friendsofscotland.gov.uk /education/homeless-world-cup.html (886 words)

	Homeless World Cup kicks off - SouthAfrica.info
		The fourth Homeless World Cup opened in Cape Town on Sunday, as football teams from 48 countries gathered to "kick off global poverty" in a street soccer stadium built on the site of Nelson Mandela's first public address after his release from prison in 1990.
		The 2006 Homeless World Cup kicked off as part of South Africa's Heritage Day celebrations on Sunday, with 500 players marching from District Six to the Grand Parade, where the captains of the 48 countries carried their flags past President Thabo Mbeki.
		David Duke, 26, was a star of the 2004 Homeless World Cup in Sweden and returns in 2006 as Scotland's coach.
	www.southafrica.info /2010/hwc-310806.htm (761 words)

	SDU All-Stars in Homeless World Cup Crucial Stage
		Homeless footballers from 48 countries around the world are centre stage in South Africa this week as they battle it out for the fourth annual Homeless World Cup in Cape Town.
		Liberia is among 48 countries from other parts of the world that are participating in the Homeless World Cup tournament in Cape Town.
		The players in the Liberian All-Stars Homeless World Cup team had all experienced problems associated with homelessness: Many of them lost their parents and siblings during the civil war and subsequently found themselves homeless and excluded from society.
	www.liberiansoccer.com /SDU_All-Stars_in_Homeless_World_Cup_Crucial_Stage20060517.htm (475 words)

	The Communication Initiative - Experiences - Homeless World Cup - Global (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		At the heart of The Homeless World Cup is an annual street soccer (football) tournament uniting teams of homeless people around the world - many of whom sell newspapers on the streets of their own countries to try to make ends meet.
		Engaging homeless persons in athletic participation is thought to be a means for raising awareness about their experiences, for generating a sense of community strength, and for fostering a new social impact for a marginalised group.
		For example, the Homeless World Cup website details the experience of Rory Levine, survivor of the September 11 2001 USA terrorist attacks - and the way in which he used sport for healing and communication about conflict.
	www.comminit.com /experiences/pds2005/experiences-3500.html (722 words)

	FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international football (soccer) competition contested by the men's national football teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.
		The most recent World Cup Finals were held between June 9 and July 9, 2006 in Germany, where Italy was crowned champions after beating France in the final, winning the penalty shootout 5-3 after the match finished 1-1 after extra time.
		The 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by Japan and South Korea, was the first one held in Asia (and the only tournament with multiple hosts), and in 2010, South Africa will become the first African nation to host the World Cup.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FIFA_World_Cup (3581 words)

	World Cup for homeless brings hope
		The British-based organisers of the HWC, which stages a shorter version of conventional soccer matches in smaller all-male, all-female or mixed teams, say the participating homeless and asylum seekers gain the necessary confidence and self-esteem to turn their fortunes around.
		Formerly homeless, Tiurin now lives in a flatshare in St Petersburg but, lacking official registration in the city, is still considered an illegal resident.
		A new training project supported by HWC is aimed at selecting a national team from disadvantaged Liberians, many of them former soldiers, and organisers hope to get 200,000 players involved in the next two years.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2006/sep/15foot.htm (756 words)

	Cape Town hosts Homeless World Cup - Boston.com
		Research published by the organizers said that of the players in last year's tournament in Edinburgh, Scotland, 94 percent reported a new motivation in life, 62 percent were coping better with alcohol and drug dependency, 40 percent had improved their housing, 38 percent held regular jobs and 28 percent resumed their education.
		Tracey Ford, a 34-year-old Australian woman, was homeless for four years after losing her house as a result of drug addiction.
		Unemployment in South Africa is an estimated 40 percent, and deprivation and homelessness continue to blight the country 12 years after the end of apartheid.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/09/24/cape_town_hosts_homeless_world_cup (800 words)

	Home and away \| Society Guardian \| SocietyGuardian.co.uk
		Proudly sporting his scarlet strip, Craig Phillips, 19, is one of eight young men selected to play for their country in the third Homeless World Cup.
		Homeless men - and some women - in cities around the world have been encouraged to get involved in street leagues, often through their street newspaper for homeless people.
		The cup was dreamed up in 2002 by Mel Young, co-founder of the Big Issue in Scotland, and Harald Schmied, editor of a street paper in Graz, Austria.
	society.guardian.co.uk /societyguardian/story/0,,1526775,00.html (1236 words)

	Tournament - Homeless World Cup
		All the true grit, spirit and glory of an international football tournament uniting players as they take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever.
		As the Homeless World Cup establishes itself as an international football tournament on the annual sporting calendar it continues to demonstrate the tremendous power that sport has to create better and brighter lives.
		A year on 77% players involved with the Edinburgh 2005 Homeless World Cup had changed their lives for the better.
	www.homelessworldcup.org /content/tournament (202 words)

	World Cup 2010 \| Go2Africa.com \| Football World Cup South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Subscription is now open for our World Cup newsletter to keep you in the loop with developments as they take place.
		With the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa still four years away, you may feel there is plenty of time before you start making your plans.
		Combine this with the 2010 Football World Cup — billed as the biggest sporting event of all time — and you have a situation in which masses of people are going to be trying to book a limited number of flights, accommodation, tickets and more.
	www.go2africa.com /football-world-cup-2010 (412 words)

	Graz 2003: Homeless World Cup
		Kick-off for the world-wide use of the positive power of soccer: the Graz 2003 soccer world championship with the homeless from all over the world were for many the first step to re-integration.
		From 07 to 13 July 2003 the "Homeless World Cup" took place in the heart of the inner city, featuring 20 teams from Argentina, Brazil, the USA, Denmark, South Africa, Russia, Australia, Switzerland, Rumania, Scotland, England, Holland, Slovakia and Austria.
		The World Championship in Graz strove to serve as the kick-off for the world-wide utilisation of the power of soccer to change lives.
	www.graz03.at /servlet/sls/Tornado/web/2003/content_e/497C89F0CBF59340C1256B8400496428 (335 words)

	Developments - The International Development Magazine - Outside the box (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Unlike its mainstream namesake, this World Cup sidesteps the usual sporting elite to turn the floodlights on those at the bottom of the heap – deﬁned, for once, by their talents rather than their destitution.
		That ﬁrst conversation would culminate in the ﬁrst Homeless World Cup in the Austrian city of Graz in 2003: 18 countries ﬁelding teams in a fast-moving four-a-side tournament of 14-minute matches on a 20-metre street soccer pitch.
		“Homelessness used to mean down and out and being on drugs and drinking alcohol,” observes one thoughtful spectator from the stands, as South Africa joins hands with China to greet the crowd.
	www.developments.org.uk /data/issue31/outside-the-box.htm (1658 words)

	Russia wins Homeless World Cup: Sport: Soccer: News24
		The HWC president and co-founder of the games, Mel Young, said the successful hosting of the games had shown that the players had capabilities to change their lives.
		We have proved again to the world that there is no need for homelessness and poverty.
		This year's HWC games were organised by the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) and was co-hosted by the Big Issue South Africa and the City of Cape Town.
	www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Soccer/0,,2-9-840_2006350,00.html (349 words)

	Homeless World Cup soccer coming to Winnipeg this weekend
		To date, there are local homeless soccer leagues in Calgary and Toronto, although Gregory said he would like to see a league set up in Winnipeg.
		Gregory said the concept of a homeless sports tournament has made a positive impact on his players, as it emphasizes their personal strengths rather than their weaknesses.
		The Homeless World Cup movement was founded in 2001 during the International Network of Street Papers Conference in Cape Town.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/manitoba/story/2006/08/04/homeless-soccer.html (1437 words)

	streetsoccer.org / Homeless World Cup 2005
		Beginning with the initial idea in Cape Town, there are recollections of the glorious atmosphere in Graz, the philosophy behind the tournament, the impact of poverty worldwide and, most importantly the stories of the players themselves, who were transformed from society’s outcasts into heroes.
		A streets roots vendor from Portland, Oregan, USA joined the Homeless World Cup in Edinburgh in July 2005 to report on the games when her local community came together to raise the money to send her.
		When the Homeless World Cup rolled into Edinburgh it was time to welcome back a few old friends.
	edinburgh05.streetsoccer.org (205 words)

	IOL: Homeless World Cup stars bring facts home
		They may be homeless, but the youngsters who participated in the Homeless World Cup attracted a lot of interest in Cape Town, with a variety of high-profile people showing their support.
		Many of the Capetonians who attended the tournament felt that the World Cup was set to have a long-term effect on changing people's attitudes about homelessness.
		She said the games had brought a festive spirit in the city centre as the world cup had attracted people from all walks of life.
	www.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20061002134257666C429293 (680 words)

	World Cup 2006 - Private Sector Development - The World Bank Group
		It is estimated that 1.3 billion people watched the final of the 2002 World Cup in Japan, a number which is sure to rise this year in Berlin.
		The theme was the possible economic impacts of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
		The goal is to use the positive effect of football to highlight the issues of global poverty and homelessness, as well as use the sport as a social integrator for its participants.
	rru.worldbank.org /features/WorldCup2006.aspx (2256 words)

	.: www.youthXchange.net - kick off homelessness :.
		The venues for the Homeless World Cups in 2005 and 2006 were announced at the annual INSP conference in Glasgow.
		The streetpaper ‘BigNews’ will host the Homeless World Cup 2005 in New York and the ‘Big Issue South Africa’ will host the Homeless World Cup 2006 in Cape Town, where more than 33 countries are expected to take part in the event.
		The expansion of country leagues and cup competitions will be important in the future by providing a focus for those players who are not selected for the Homeless World Cup.
	www.youthxchange.net /main/futbolcalle.asp (549 words)

	Homeless World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Homeless World Cup is an international football (soccer) tournament, where teams made up entirely of homeless people compete.
		The 2005 Homeless World Cup took place in Princes Street Gardens in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland from 20 - 24 July 2005 and Italy managed to defend their title.
		One year after the 2005 Homeless World Cup 77% of players have significantly changed their lives forever moving into jobs, education and training, coming off drugs and alcohol, finding homes and renewing relationships with their families.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Homeless_World_Cup (568 words)

	Estonians join Homeless World Cup
		TALLINN - Six homeless Esto-nians will compete in the fourth annual Homeless Soccer World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa, the daily Eesti Paevaleht reported.
		“The inspiration to begin training was given by Mel Young, founder of Homeless Soccer World Cup, who visited Estonia last year and was one of the main speakers at a management conference in Parnu,” said Artur Taevere, leader of the soccer project and head of Heateo Sihtasutus (Good Act Foundation).
		In the Homeless World Cup, the rules of the game are somewhat different from normal soccer: There are four players, including the goalkeeper, on a field measuring 22 by 16 meters.
	www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/16175 (298 words)

	The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading ...
		IT may be 2018 at least before Australia gets to host the FIFA World Cup, but the arrival of its "homeless" equivalent is only a couple of years away.
		Melbourne will host the annual Homeless World Cup in November 2008, with more than 50 countries expected to be represented by teams of long-term homeless, unemployed or disadvantaged people.
		Italy lifted the World Cup trophy but it was not good for football and the way I think it should be played.
	www.smh.com.au /news/world-cup-2006/homeless-world-cup/2006/07/05/1151779015238.html (428 words)

	SoccerBlog.com: SA gears up for Homeless World Cup
		The fourth Homeless World Cup kicks off in Cape Town on 23 September, with football teams from 48 countries gearing up to "kick off global poverty" in a street soccer stadium built on the site of Nelson Mandela's first public address after his release from prison in 1990.
		Homeless World Cup president Mel Young says "It continues to demonstrate that sport has tremendous power to change lives, to change the world - and what better place to make this statement to the world than in front of the steps where Nelson Mandela spoke for freedom."
		Zambia has added its name to the list of countries and will be sending 8 players to participate in the event.
	www.soccerblog.com /2006/09/homeless_world_cup_in_sa.htm (222 words)

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