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Teams from across the globe have gathered in Edinburgh for the third Homeless World Cup. ...
A spokesman for the tournament said: "Street Soccer and the Homeless World Cup is significantly transforming lives around the world with players going on to find regular employment, come off drugs and alcohol, pursue education, improve their housing and even play for semi-professional and professional football clubs."

Uhh...what? How is this any better (or worse) than homeless boxing? I mean, people watch it for free, but isn't it still exploiting the homeless for entertainment? And anyway, do you think they dump a jug of Mad Dog on the coach if they win?