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"The Beautiful Game" that's changing lives around the world

Capital entrepreneur who persevered to create the Homeless World Cup

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David Forsyth
Jun 04, 2024
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Bill Nighy in Netflix’s The Beautiful Game,

It was born, as many ideas large and small are, over a glass of beer. Two old friends, enjoying a wide-ranging chat that flowed from their shared concern and work to tackle the scourge of homelessness.

It was Cape Town more than 20 years ago, in 2001 to be precise, when Edinburgh social entrepreneur Mel Young an…

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