Home Game by Mel Young and Peter Barr sampler
An inspirational account of the story behind the Homeless World Cup since its birth in 2003. This new edition is being published to tie in with the release of the Netflix film – inspired by the Homeless World Cup – The Beautiful Game, starring Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward, and directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You), streaming later this year. Home Game follows the global phenomenon, telling the stories of the players and some of the tournament’s biggest supporters. It provides an invaluable insight into one of the world’s most urgent problems whilst showing how a non-profit organisation uses the power of football to tackle it.
An inspirational account of the story behind the Homeless World Cup since its birth in 2003.
This new edition is being published to tie in with the release of the Netflix film – inspired by the Homeless World Cup – The Beautiful Game, starring Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward, and directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You), streaming later this year.
Home Game follows the global phenomenon, telling the stories of the players and some of the tournament’s biggest supporters. It provides an invaluable insight into one of the world’s most urgent problems whilst showing how a non-profit organisation uses the power of football to tackle it.
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Contents<br />
Foreword <strong>by</strong> Val McDermid 9<br />
Introduction 13<br />
1 Hold Your Breath Time – It’s the night before<br />
kick- off in Mexico City, 2012, but where’s<br />
the Ghana team? 14<br />
2 One <strong>Home</strong>less Person is One Too Many –<br />
What can we do about homelessness? 42<br />
3 <strong>Home</strong>less to Heroes – What is the impact<br />
of the <strong>Home</strong>less World Cup? 66<br />
4 Something Magical Happened – How did<br />
it start? 105<br />
5 Why Soccer? – Because it’s The Beautiful<br />
<strong>Game</strong> 131<br />
6 From Russia With Hope – Which countries<br />
have the worst homelessness problem? 150<br />
7 From Chavos to Playboy – What’s a typical<br />
day at the <strong>Home</strong>less World Cup? 163<br />
8 The Poverty Industry – You work with<br />
corporates. Are they not the cause of the<br />
problem? 187<br />
9 The Human Factor – Why do so many<br />
people get involved with the <strong>Home</strong>less<br />
World Cup? 210<br />
10 What Do <strong>Home</strong>less People Look Like? –<br />
‘Most of the players do not look like<br />
homeless people.’ 251
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