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Date: 07/11/2018 | Ref. 776342
Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 07th November 2018 - Photo by William Cherry/Presseye
Ruth Boyle and Matthew Gallagher from Street Soccer NI team are pictured alongside Gerry Armstrong and the Department for Communities Kathryn Hill at a farewell reception ahead of their week-long trip to Mexico to represent Northern Ireland in the Homeless World Cup street football tournament. The competition brings together more than 500 players from over 50 countries who have faced homelessness and social marginalisation and helps ensure opportunities for the players to positively transform their lives upon return. Street Soccer NI is being funded by the Department for Communities, as part of the Northern Ireland Executives Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) Strategy.