Comments on: Homeless World Cup http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/homeless-world-cup.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 10:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/homeless-world-cup.html#comment-7445 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7445 Finding a home is easier than organizing a football tournament. "The act of organizing a football team and participating it appears to be tonic for many of the problems facing homeless people, with more than 70 percent of the participants getting off the streets in the process of forming and honing their teams." Um, wouldn't getting off the streets get you kicked off the team, since you're no long homeless? Finding a home is easier than organizing a football tournament.

“The act of organizing a football team and participating it appears to be tonic for many of the problems facing homeless people, with more than 70 percent of the participants getting off the streets in the process of forming and honing their teams.”

Um, wouldn’t getting off the streets get you kicked off the team, since you’re no long homeless?

]]> By: Dybbuk http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/homeless-world-cup.html#comment-8046 Dybbuk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-8046 sounds a little like Chow's film Shaolin Soccer sounds a little like Chow’s film Shaolin Soccer

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/homeless-world-cup.html#comment-8095 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-8095 homeless doesn't necessarily mean that you are on the street. you could be in a car, motel, friends or family members floor etc. it could constitute just not knowing where you are sleeping that night. k homeless doesn’t necessarily mean that you are on the street. you could be in a car, motel, friends or family members floor etc. it could constitute just not knowing where you are sleeping that night.
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]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/homeless-world-cup.html#comment-7604 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7604 Der Spiegel had an interesting article earlier this year about 15 homeless team players who 'jumped ship'. clip: The runaway athletes -- seven Burundians, four Liberians, three Cameroonians and one Afghan -- could already be outside Denmark as their visas allow them to travel within the 15-country Schengen zone, where border checks have largely been removed. If found, they will be deported. limk: http://www.puppiesandflowers.com/archives/2007/08/15_soccer_players_vanish_durin.html Der Spiegel had an interesting article earlier this year about 15 homeless team players who ‘jumped ship’.

clip:

The runaway athletes — seven Burundians, four Liberians, three Cameroonians and one Afghan — could already be outside Denmark as their visas allow them to travel within the 15-country Schengen zone, where border checks have largely been removed. If found, they will be deported.

limk:
http://www.puppiesandflowers.com/archives/2007/08/15_soccer_players_vanish_durin.html

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/homeless-world-cup.html#comment-8653 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-8653 This year's Hong Kong International Film Festival screened a documentary 'Homeless FC' about a Hong Kong team going to the 2006 tournament in South Africa. Incredibly moving stuff - and some of the players and their coach came to the premiere. http://www.homelessfc.com/ This year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival screened a documentary ‘Homeless FC’ about a Hong Kong team going to the 2006 tournament in South Africa. Incredibly moving stuff – and some of the players and their coach came to the premiere.

http://www.homelessfc.com/

]]> By: Terry Rock http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/homeless-world-cup.html#comment-7657 Terry Rock Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7657 A documentary ("Downtown Dawgs" directed by Michael Scullion) about Calgary, Alberta's entry in a recent Homeless World Cup can be seen at the upcoming Calgary International Film Festival: http://www.calgaryfilm.com/schedule.php?fd=757 See the trailer here: http://www.downtowndawgs.ca/ A documentary (“Downtown Dawgs” directed by Michael Scullion) about Calgary, Alberta’s entry in a recent Homeless World Cup can be seen at the upcoming Calgary International Film Festival: http://www.calgaryfilm.com/schedule.php?fd=757

See the trailer here: http://www.downtowndawgs.ca/

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/homeless-world-cup.html#comment-8180 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-8180 Shout out for Scotland! Scotland brought home the trophy this year. W00t! [I've read several articles about the Homeless World Cup in the Scottish Big Issue] Shout out for Scotland! Scotland brought home the trophy this year. W00t!

[I've read several articles about the Homeless World Cup in the Scottish Big Issue]

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