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Homeless Help From Party Poker
PartyBets.com Backs Homeless World Cup
Party Bets.com has come forward with a useful contribution to the
fifth Homeless World Cup currently running until August 4 in Copenhagen.
The online sportsbook will be taking bets on teams competing in
the event and will donate all proceeds to the Homeless World Cup
organisation.
Five hundred players from across the globe, who are currently excluded
and homeless are being given the opportunity to represent their
countries in a football competition that is backed by UEFA.
48 nations will take part in the 7 day event, with teams from as
far a field as Uganda, Kazakhstan, Brazil and Canada all traveling
to the Danish capital. Russia are current favourites at 7/1, whilst
other contenders include Poland at 10/1 and England at 15/1.
A Party Bets.com spokesman said, "We're delighted to be involved
in such a worthwhile project. Research from the 2006 event showed
that 73 percent of the players involved actually changed their lives
for the better after participating.
"Any profits made from the market will be donated to the charity,
so we are really hoping that our users get involved in the fun and
back their country."
The last Homeless World Cup was held in Cape Town, South Africa
and was won by Russia.
International football legend, Eric Cantona, will visit this year's
event tomorrow (Tuesday) to give playing tips to this year's contestants
at a special training clinic.
Cantona says he is inspired by the Homeless World Cup’s mission
to use football as a trigger to encourage people who are currently
homeless to change their own lives for the better, commenting: “Football
unites; it inspires and it energises individuals, communities and
the world. Football and the Homeless World Cup has the power to
fire up a person to excel as a human being, to change lives for
the better. It is fantastic that football brings this opportunity.”
Mel Young, Founder & President, Homeless World Cup said, ""Get
into the tournament, support your favourite team through their tears
and triumphs, as they all vie to become Homeless World Cup champions.
One thing is certain - your money is supporting the tremendous power
of sport to change lives, to change the world. All monies raised
from PartyBets will go into the grassroots development of the national
street soccer projects working with the Homeless World Cup to make
football available to people who are currently homeless and excluded
all year round."
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