Homeless World Cup

Nikon D70 @ 70mm, 1/1250 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200
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Back to Edinburgh again...

In the afternoon we stumbled upon the homeless world cup - that world renowned football competition. I have to admit that I thought the idea of homeless people from all over the world being flown over here and having their accomodation and food paid for them was slightly ironic. But it was really quite poignant seeing how happy and grateful the players were to be involved in the event, and it must have done a huge amount for their confidence and feelings of self worth.

There was a really good turn out and the stands reached full capacity when the Scotland boys came on. And man, was the atmosphere good. The crowd were as loud and enthusiatic as they are at Hampden. Although I'm sure a few spectators would have been forgiven for mistaking the homeless guys for the national squad. There was an uproar when Scotland finally broke the deadlock in the later stages of the match...