I heard about this on the news tonight and initially thought it was a joke. For about 4 years now there has existed an organization called International Homeless Soccer (IHS), and this year the IHS World Cup is being played in South Africa. Yep, homeless people from about 40 countries will compete in a tournament to see which country's homeless will dominate the soccer pitch. I may seem a bit callous here but why the heck are we raising money to send homeless people to South Africa when the money could be used for better purposes, maybe to help alleviate the suffering of all homeless people. Now - some questions do spring to mind.
One - what the heck are you going to do with the trophy if your team wins - put it in your shopping cart?
Two - If you go to a warm sunny place like Capetown, South Africa why would you want to be put on a plane and come back to the freezing streets of Toronto?
Three - How do you get a passport without a permanent address?
Four - What's next - the Rubbydub Rugby World Finals?
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Five - When and where do they practice????
Six - When were the local, regional and semi-final matches????
Seven - I guess I shouldn't even mention the issue of drug testing.
Number 7: Too funny.
The sad thing is, in Canada, the semi-finals were held in Winnipeg. As to regional and local games, I don't believe there were any. I guess the smaller towns in Canada couldn't dig up enough bums to field a team.
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