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 | World of homeless began in Paris, he organizes Wenger22-08-2011 |
FIFA World Cup for the homeless began in Paris - just at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. This year the championship for the homeless will participate 53 countries for the first time includes female teams.
"Our goal is to help people find new orientations in life through sport and also to change public attitude towards those people who by virtue of one reason or another are forced to live on the street," said the opening ceremony of famous French league footballer Emmanuel Petit, world champion of World Cup 1998.
Matches are held on special mini-sites and form play 5 against 5. The current Championship is supported by the UN, a number of influential sponsors and the stars of world football, including Didier Drogba, Rio Ferdinand, Eric Cantona and personally by the president of UEFA Michel Platini.
Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the current World Cup for homeless people is the French manager Arsene Wenger.
Homeless World Cup will end on August 28.
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