The Beautiful Game: Street Soccer Scotland and the Homeless World Cup
Scotland did not qualify for the Russia World Cup but have won the Homeless World Cup twice. Ahead of the 2018 tournament, we met players and volunteers of Street Soccer Scotland.
Scotland may not have qualified for the FIFA world cup but they鈥檝e won the Homeless Word Cup twice. Ahead of the 2018 tournament in Mexico City in November, Edi Stark meets players and volunteers of Street Soccer Scotland.
She discovers one of football鈥檚 greatest tackles is to make positive change for men and women facing challenges of homelessness, addiction, mental health problems and isolation.
In this feel good tale of the magic of the beautiful game, Edi is on the pitch as men and women reveal to her the challenges faced and how the goal of no longer feeling helpless and hopeless can be achieved by kicking a ball.
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- Wed 4 Jul 2018 13:30麻豆社 Radio Scotland
- Sun 8 Jul 2018 06:00麻豆社 Radio Scotland
- Thu 27 Dec 2018 07:30麻豆社 Radio Scotland except Highlands and Islands
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