Street Soccer Philippines

We would like to cordially invite you to a fund-raising dinner to support Team Philippines for their bid in the 2010 Homeless World Cup happening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Homeless World Cup is an international event will see 64 nations gathered in a series of street soccer tournaments, using this international game to being [...]

Team Philippines has been surprised at the generosity of the Bacolod community. Urban Board member Leo Arnaiz would say. “Welcome to Ilonggo hospitality.” But Sunday lunch was the most sacrificial and significant.
Team member’s Tonie Mark Arinal and Michael Quinlat’s families killed the “fatted calf ‘ for us. In a dwelling too small to fit us, [...]

From the Mayors to the Congressman, to the teachers, to the students, to the footballers, to the people, Negros Province has reached out to the 2010 Team Philippines. With three of their community members on the squad, Tonie Mark Arinal, Leopoldo Aragon and Michael Quinlat, the team was embraced, encouraged and overwhelmed.
On their arrival from [...]

In Quezon Province, in Bacolod, in Laguna, in Davao, in Leveriza, football is being played, like it is played the world over. In South Africa the very best are gathered, many of those have honed their skills in the streets, on dirt fields, and off graffiti stained walls. They have kicked a ball, and played [...]