Homeless World Cup up

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine finals of the Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup will be held April 25 at La Salle Greenhills with a big number of aspirants expected to vie for berths in the team.

Teams of homeless kids aged 8-16 years old (boys and girls) numbering around 700 will vie for berths in the RP team competing in the one-of-a-kind football festival dubbed “the first Homeless Football Festival” in Milan, Italy.

The project is supported by Monchu Garcia of the Ybarra Olive Oil, Nonong Araneta of the Mariposa Travel International and president of the Iloilo Football Association, Danny Moran and Patxi Elizalde.

Other backers are Amici pizza pasta, Rider slippers, Ybarra olive oil, Mariposa Travel International, La Salle Green Hills Football Program, I-witness: the GMA Documentaries, Pinoy Sports Idol, The Football Connection/Sports Radio 918, bleachersbrew.blogspot.com, www.pffmanila.org, Right On/People’s Journal and Jeepney Magazine.

The Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup project is organized by Urban Opportunities for Change Foundation (UOFC), which has the exclusive right to form the Philippine Homeless team for the second straight year.