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EPISODE · Oct 9, 2023 · 33 MIN

Can football change lives? The Homeless World Cup ft. Mel Young

from The FootPol Podcast · host Francesco Belcastro and Guy Burton

Can football change lives? In this episode co-hosts Francesco and Guy talk to Mel Young, social entrepreneur and founder of the Homeless World Cup.  The HWC is more than a big yearly tournament bringing together men and women's teams from all over the world. It is a global network of 70 grassroots organisations that help select and prepare the players for the competition. The mission of the HWC is 'to use football to support and inspire people who are homeless to change their own lives; and to change perceptions and attitudes towards people who are experiencing homelessness'. 

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