That's so cool. On one hand, obviously, you think that there are more cost-efficient ways to help the homeless than flying them around the world for tournaments, but on the other, its a brilliant way to resocialize the down-and-out. And as team sports go, not many require less equipment than soccer. posted by gsteff at 8:53 PM on August 9, 2006
Given the behavior of professional soccer players, one can assume that this will give birth to new and interesting atrocities. posted by Operation Afterglow at 11:20 PM on August 9, 2006
To get to where I used to work (and to downtown), I have to take the bus through skid row. Every day I would see the junkies and the homeless and the not-wanted in the park and on the streets just hanging out, and doing whatever they do to stay alive. If this were to give even a few people the ability to move on or to change their lives, if they need it, then I'm for it.
"The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started."
-- Norman Cousins. posted by Zack_Replica at 1:35 AM on August 10, 2006
If something it's endorsed by Ringo Starr, it couldn't be so evil. posted by darkripper at 3:45 AM on August 10, 2006
I remember that in last year's tournament in Scotland, some players were refused access to the country because 'they couldn't satisfy immigration officials they had the means to support themselves while in the country'. posted by PurpleJack at 5:59 AM on August 10, 2006
Um, shouldnt the sponsors give them a house or something instead?
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