Homeless World Cup

The Beautiful Game: a film about the Homelessness World Cup that’s a testament to how football can change lives

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Friday, April 19, 2024

Starring Bill Nighy as coach Mal, it follows the England team as they prepare for the Homelessness World Cup in Rome.

Key Points: 
  • Starring Bill Nighy as coach Mal, it follows the England team as they prepare for the Homelessness World Cup in Rome.
  • The Homelessness World Cup is a real football tournament and the film was made by the foundation responsible for the annual games.
  • We did so by focusing on how the Homeless World Cup and Street Soccer (Scotland) have affected the lives of some people.
  • Football can contribute to non-football outcomes, such as reducing homelessness and building other skills such as team work and communication.

Act Global Extend Homeless World Cup Partnership for a Further Three Years

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Friday, March 3, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Act Global will continue their successful partnership with the Homeless World Cup for a further three years, first partnering with the Foundation in 2015. Today's announcement will see Act Global, a leading global turf specialist supply the turf for the return of the tournament in Sacramento this year and at the 2024 and 2025 Homeless World Cups.

Key Points: 
  • Act Global will continue as a Sponsor of the Homeless World Cup and it marks another positive milestone as the tournament returns for the first time since 2019.
  • Mel Young, co-founder and Homeless World Cup President, said: "We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Act Global, the team at Act Global are experienced and know exactly what they need to do to deliver turf for a successful Homeless World Cup.
  • "Act Global have been a proud partner of ours since 2015 and we can't wait to continue this strong partnership at the Sacramento 2023 Homeless World Cup.
  • John Baize, Act Global CEO, said: "It is a privilege to continue our partnership with Homeless World Cup.

ams Invites Austrian Homeless World Cup Players to Improve Their Life and Work Opportunities

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high-performance sensor solutions, last week welcomed to its headquarters the members of both the Austrian national squads participating in this years Homeless World Cup tournament in Cardiff.

Key Points: 
  • ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high-performance sensor solutions, last week welcomed to its headquarters the members of both the Austrian national squads participating in this years Homeless World Cup tournament in Cardiff.
  • An amazing 94% of players consistently say that the Homeless World Cup has had a positive impact on their lives something that ams and its employees are committed to support through this sponsorship.
  • Homeless World Cup national partners, such as Caritas Austria, integrate football with other approaches locally to support the needs of homeless people in their country.
  • Among ams core values are a passion to win, engendering trust & integrity, and imagining the impossible all values which we share with the Homeless World Cup cause.