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TEAM CANADA IN PARIS AT THE 2011 HOMELESS WORLD CUP The Dance Party Promo from Colin Askey on Vimeo The Love Promo from Colin Askey on Vimeo The Warrior Promo from Colin Askey on Vimeo.

Even with an Olympics-berth deciding game on their hands, the players of Canada’s national women’s soccer team sneaked in time to give back to their community. They dropped by to watch and encourage players from the Homeless World Cup team … Continue reading →

Dr. Alan Bates knows the satisfaction, and fun, of mentoring old and young. For almost four years he’s been coaching soccer teams composed mostly of Vancouver street people, which has led to rewarding trips to both Rio de Janeiro and … Continue reading →

PORTLAND PHOENIX’S ERIN BACKER CREATES TEAM TRIBUTE VIDEO

Members of Vancouver’s homeless soccer teams will play against a very different backdrop for their next few matches: the Eiffel Tower. Soccer players from British Columbia make up the bulk of Canada’s men’s and women’s teams competing at the Homeless … Continue reading →

Reality didn’t start to set in for 20-year-old Erin Backer until yesterday, she said. By this morning, she’ll be on a plane to Paris, representing Canada in the Homeless World Cup. She’ll be joining five men and eight women from … Continue reading →

A group of British Columbians is headed to Paris to represent Canada at the Homeless World Cup of Soccer. Virgil Goosehead is among the 13 players — eight women and five men from around B.C. — headed to the tournament. … Continue reading →

When she saw nothing but black flesh and the raw, exposed tendon where her middle finger should have been, Paula Armstrong reached her breaking point. The blond, one-time high school track star and long jump record-setter from Winnipeg, was as … Continue reading →

The power of sport was on display at Oppenheimer Park Wednesday. Just ask Erin Backer. In the past nine months, she’s gone from living in a shelter to accessing drug treatment, cleaning up her life and having a place of … Continue reading →

Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside isn’t exactly Empire Field or BC Place. But four Vancouver Whitecaps players scrimmaged there Wednesday with Vancouver Street Soccer League players, several of whom are headed for the 2011 Homeless World Cup in Paris … Continue reading →