Referee Course

Without the referee—without the person in the middle of the pitch with the whistle in hand—we wouldn’t have any football. And we wouldn’t have a Homeless World Cup. Sometimes we forget that. That [...]

For this year’s local referees, being a part of the Homeless World Cup in their home country has brought the tournament even closer to their hearts and deeper into their lives. Five of the Welsh [...]

Barrie John Rogers Age: 38 Up until the age of 34, Welsh man Barrie John suffered with such crippling anxiety and schizophrenia that he was virtually unable to leave his house. After serving time [...]

by Isobel Irvine Four degrees, pouring rain and a thick smog greeted Welsh referee Natalie Handley halfway through last year’s tournament in Mexico City (yes, Mexico, as in tropical Central [...]

With over 500 players from more than 50 countries at this year’s Homeless World Cup in Oslo, the need for referees is greater than ever. Now three new referees have joined the team this year, [...]

It's official! Refereeing at the Homeless World Cup is fun.

A member of Team Indonesia 2015 qualifies to join the 2016 Homeless World Cup referee squad

Jesus Chavdarov will be refereeing games at this year's tournament after completing Homeless World Cup Referee Course in June