The Beautiful Game

On 29th March 2024, Netflix released a film inspired by the Homeless World Cup entitled ‘The Beautiful Game’.

The Homeless World Cup is an annual international football tournament which engages more than 500 people experiencing homelessness, with representation from over 50 countries. Teams participate in a week-long 4-a-side football tournament adopting principles of Street Soccer to simulate the soccer played on the streets across the world. You can read more about the Homeless World Cup here: https://www.homelessworldcup.org/

In celebration of the release of this film, and our research and collaboration with local and national homeless football organisations, we are pleased to invite you to our free upcoming event, where attendees will hear accounts of players’ involvement in the Homeless World Cup folllowed by a screening of 'The Beautiful Game’ (please note, this is optional).

This event promises to be an enlightening and inspiring experience, highlighting the highs and lows of players’ journey to the Homeless World Cup, and back again.

Event Details:

· Date: Monday 20th May 2024

· Start Time: 12.15pm

· Location: Liverpool John Moores University, Student Life Building, Copperas Hill, Liverpool, L3 5GE

· Room: JMSU activities space Upper Ground Floor U.G 16/17

Please feel free to invite friends, colleagues, and anyone interested in this topic to this event.

Host or Publisher Liverpool John Moores University