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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sienna Jackson doesn’t know where she’d be if she hadn’t found Street Soccer USA. But she knows where she wouldn’t be: in a home, in dental school

Homeless World Cup's US Debut In CA Scores Victories Beyond The Field - Across America, US - Thirty countries are competing in the games with teams that include people who have lived on the streets to refugees to foster children.

California is home to the largest homelessness population in the U.S. - Thirty countries are competing there in the Homeless World Cup.

Players representing 29 countries took part in the Homeless World Cup, a tournament that aims to raise awareness about people who are homeless or refugees.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Lisa Wrightsman was a former college soccer player whose life was derailed by drug addiction before she eventually made her way back to the sport through a tournament for players from around the globe who have experienced homelessness.

SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — The 2023 Homeless World Cup kicked off Saturday in Sacramento.For the first time, the United States is hosting the international event with<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/2023-homeless-world-cup-kicks-off-at-sacramento-states-hornet-stadium/">Read More</a>

The tournament is being held after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, when homeless populations surged in many U.S. cities. In Sacramento alone, it...

Lisa Wrightsman was a former college soccer player whose life was derailed by drug addiction before she eventually made her way back to the sport through a tournament for players from around the globe who have experienced homelessness. Wrightsman qualified for the Homeless World Cup in Brazil. When she returned to Sacramento, friends at the sober living facility where Wrightsman lived told her they wanted “to feel the way you look right now.”

A tournament for soccer players around the world who have experienced homelessness is making its U.S. debut in California.

A tournament for soccer players around the world who have experienced homelessness is making its U.S. debut in California.