The Homeless World Cup sometimes feels like one big family, where people from all walks of life and different cultures are brought together by the common languages of football and hope. For some, the family ties are biological. Mother and daughter Lourdes Gonzales and Anina Puccio-Gonzales are one such example. Volunteering together as local team […]
It’s 2009. Cristiano Ronaldo makes his debut for Real Madrid; Slumdog Millionaire wins the Best Film Oscar; Norway triumphs in the Eurovision Song Contest; and the Finnish video game, Angry Birds, is released. The global financial crisis of the previous year has turned the corner in many countries but, in Greece, it’s hitting the populace […]
Homeless World Cup participation is nothing if not a team effort that transcends languages and borders. In the case of the Ukrainian team, that team effort actually involved a firefighter, five Scottish football clubs, and the Ukrainian defence forces. Scottish football clubs Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Hibs, and Aberdeen put aside their rivalry to help cover […]
