Foundation News

We caught up with referee Paul Nagtegaal about being a leader, falling in love with the Homeless World Cup and he shared some of his secret tricks. Homeless World Cup referee, Paul Nagtegaal has [...]

How football is transforming women’s lives in Romania Our Romanian partner, Clubul Sportiv Fotbal De Strada Metanoia have brought teams to the Homeless World Cup since Melbourne in 2008. [...]

Removal van initiative helps Street Soccer Northern Ireland raise vital funds. After Covid put their fundraisers to a stop, Belfast-based charity Street Soccer Northern Ireland came up with a new [...]

Welcome to our International Women’s Day edition of the Stadium!  In this edition of the Homeless World Cup newsletter, we celebrate female leaders who are showing that there is always a [...]

Val McDermid is an internationally best-selling writer, a broadcaster, an activist and the lead vocalist of the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers. She lives in Edinburgh, home to the Homeless World Cup HQ [...]

Often people ask us the question, what are the players from the Homeless World Cup doing now? Proud Scots Billy Howe and John Jack represented their country at the Homeless World Cup in Cardiff. [...]

When we went to visit our partner Street Soccer Scotland’s new Change Centre in Dundee, I met Louise Fairweather briefly as she was running off to work. She’d finished her volunteer shift and was [...]

At the Homeless World Cup, we believe that football is more than a game. In this series, we put a spotlight on our partners who are using football to create change in communities.  “If you [...]

Lifelong football player Nora Pasheva was born in central Bulgarian city Stara Zagora and grew up in a small orphanage with seven other children. Without family support, life could be difficult [...]

The Homeless World Cup Foundation works with a global network of Street Football Partners representing over 70 nations around the world. Our National Partners vary in size and structure; however, [...]