<p><span style="font-family: DIN-Regular, sans-serif;">The Homeless World Cup is a unique, pioneering social enterprise which exists to end homelessness. It uses football to energise homeless people to change their own lives.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The 9th edition of the annual Homeless World Cup tournament will take place at the Champ de Mars, Paris, France from 21 - 28 August 2011.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The event will unite more than 600 homeless and socially marginalised people from 55 nations.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">For the players the Homeless World Cup represents an unlikely opportunity to achieve a dream shared by millions; to wear their national colours with pride, enjoy the adulation of the crowd and represent their country at a first class international football tournament.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The Homeless World Cup Bursary Fund is a financial support platform that enables players from economically poorer nations to realise this dream by assuring their travel to the tournament. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Your contribution will make a difference by providing players with the safest possible journey to and from the tournament, covering travel costs for the teams and associated expences including gaining passports and VISA&rsquo;s, travel insurance and other costs associated with participation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2.05pt; margin-bottom: 13.6pt; margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 13.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">Usman Musah and his Ghana team were one of five national teams who attend the Rio 2010 Homeless World Cup with the aid of the Homeless World Cup Bursary Fund.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2.05pt; margin-bottom: 13.6pt; margin-left: 2.05pt; line-height: 13.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">He said: </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: DIN-Regular; color: black;">&ldquo;</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">In my life, I have never thought of travelling and having such a unique opportunity to meet people from different countries with different backgrounds. People who can sympathise with the challenges I have faced in my life.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2.05pt; margin-bottom: 13.6pt; margin-left: 2.05pt; line-height: 13.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: DIN-Regular; color: black;">&ldquo;</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">After the Homeless World Cup my attitude towards life has changed. I have altered my perspectives. I am no longer homeless and have become an independent person who sees the future to be bright.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2.05pt; margin-bottom: 13.6pt; margin-left: 2.05pt; line-height: 13.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: DIN-Regular; color: black;">&ldquo;</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">I thank the organisers of the Homeless World Cup and the people that made it possible for me to take part in this tournament. I hope they continue to enable others to change their lives for the better."</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 2.05pt; margin-bottom: 13.6pt; margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 13.6pt;"><span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">The Paris 2011 Homeless World Cup takes place from 19 - 29 August 2011 and is supported by UEFA,</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ascii-font-family: DIN-Regular; color: #1c1c1c;">&nbsp;</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">Nike, global ambassador Eric Cantona and international footballers Didier Drogba and Rio Ferdinand.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: DIN-Regular, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 13px;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">To learn more about the Homeless World Cup visit our website at</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;"><a href="http://www.homelessworldcup.org" target="_blank">www.homelessworldcup.org</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;DIN-Regular&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>