The Homeless World Cup

The Homeless World Cup of Soccer is about to start this week. The tournament brings together national teams from around the world composed entirely of homeless soccer players. Alongside the tournament are meeting on strategies to combat homelessness.

At an Aboriginal youth gathering I was at yesterday, this grabbed a little bit of attention. Some ideas got kicked around, including a British Columbia Aboriginal homeless soccer tournament and maybe the entry of a First Nations team in the 2005 Homeless World Cup in New York.

Check the rules section of the website, where you will find how soccer has been modified to fit in a street for this tournament. Has someone nominated this crowd for some kind of Innovative Social Practice award yet?