THE

-FIFA (the world cup organizing
body) over 250 million SOCCER (FOOTBALL) WORLD’S MOST POPULAR SPORT. IS ARGUABLY CONSIDERED THE SOCCER players world wide.

THIS JUNE, BRAZIL WILL HOST
THE 2014 WORLD CUP. 715.1 million: the number of people who watched the 2006 fifa world cup finals. -fifa

staggering. -bloomberg.com R$30 billion reais
brazil’s finacial cost to host the world cup: COST OF HOSTING A WORLD CUP IS THE COST ($14.5 billion usd)

DID YOU KNOW, THERE IS
ANOTHER LESS FAMOUS WORLD CUP? -sportsillustrated.com 2010 south african world cup hosted over 3 million attendees.

-international soccer star david beckham’s
2013 salary. $5.7 million uSD PLAYERSTHE ARE NOT .

THEY DO NOT LIVE IN
.

THERE ARE NOT OF SCREAMING
FANS.

BUT EACH PLAYER PLAYS FOR
SOMETHING BIGGER THAN MONEY, FAME OR FORTUNE. THEY PLAY FOR A SECOND CHANCE IN LIFE.

THIS IS THE THE OTHER
WORLD CUP.

TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF
THE HOMELESS THROUGH SOCCER. ONE GOAL: THE HOMELESS WORLD CUP IS A SOCCER TOURNAMENT WITH

“ HOMELESS WORLD CUP INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER -DEBORAH BALL FOOTBALL IS OUR WAY OF ENGAGING WITH AND PUBLICIZING THE PROBLEMS SURROUNDING HOMELESSNESS AROUND THE WORLD.

-UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN
RIGHTS, 2005 AN ESTIMATED 100 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ARE HOMELESS. ALLHOMELESS WORLD CUP PLAYERS ARE HOMELESS.

SOME BATTLE ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL
ILLNESS. -national coalition for the homeless 20-25% of single adult homeless population suffers from some form of severe and persistent mental illness.

SOME ARE DISPLACED BY WAR,
UNEMPLOYMENT, NATURAL DISASTERS, OVERCROWDING... GLOBALLY ESTIMATED, THERE ARE: -The National Law Center on Homelessness & poverty 20-40 million urban households that are homeless and as many as 1.3 billion people living in inadequate shelters because they cannot afford to do otherwise.

SHUNNED AND EVERYDAY THEY ARE
. David Pirtle formerly homeless “Most of the despair in being homeless comes from being treated like you don’t exist,”

BEING PART OF A TEAM
GIVES THE PLAYERS SOMETHING INCLUSION. MOST NEVER RECEIVE:SOMETHING

EACH PLAYER MUST PRACTICE RESPONSIBILITY,good
COMMUNICATION, TRUST, AND TEAMWORK.

THESE SKILLS ARE TRANSFERRED TO
DAILY LIFE CHANGEYOUR LIFE.PROVING YOU CAN

Off the field as well.
WITH OVER 70 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, THE HOMELESS WORLD CUP ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

PLAYERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, LEGAL, AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

IT ALSO ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO
BECOME model ambassadors TO OTHERS FACING SIMILAR SITUATIONS.

“ -DAVID DUKE THE HOMELESS
WORLD CUP WAS THE ROPE THAT ALLOWED ME TO PULL MYSELF OUT OF A VERY DARK HOLE. IT HELPED ME AND NOW I CAN HELP OTHERS. WHEN HOMELESS PEOPLE SAY TO ME I CAN’T CHANGE, I SAY, YESYOUCAN. SO CAN YOU. I DID. STREET SOCCER scotland FOUNDER FORMER HOMELESS WORLD CUP PLAYER

6 MONTHS AFTER THE COPENHAGEN
2007 HOMELESS WORLD CUP: -copenhagen 2007 homeless world cup: impact research *71% HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED THEIR LIFE *83% HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL RELATIONS *32% WENT INTO EDUCATION *29% HAVE FOUND EMPLOYMENT *93% HAVE NEW MOTIVATION FOR LIFE *38% IMPROVED THEIR HOUSING SITUATION 25,000 PLAYERS PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING AND TRIALS FOR THE COPENHAGEN 2007 WORLD CUP FROM WHICH 381 PLAYERS WENT ON TO REPRESENT THEIR COUNTRY.

A SIMPLE GAME PLAYED WITH
one ballCAN CHANGE LIVES.

YOU MAY NOT HAVE A
home oR a Job... ...BUT A BALL CAN TEACH YOU teamwork. discipline. ...A BALL CAN TEACH YOU

YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO
MAKE A ...

...ALL BECAUSE OF
A

WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY ONLINE FOR
FREE: TO LEARN MORE VISIT: CHECK OUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO GET INVOLVED. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO? WWW.HOMELESSWORLDCUP.ORG HTTP://KICKINGITTHEFILM.COM WWW.GIRLSKICKIT.ORG WWW.SLUMSOCCER.ORG WWW.ONEWORLDFUTBOL.COM

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