I know from personal experience just what power football can have to inspire and change young people’s lives whatever their background or nationality. This is what the Street Child World Cup is all about and I give it my full support.
- David Beckham
Matthew Mullee, an Ambassador for Street Child United and Co-Founder of specialist insurance broker La Playa, is the driving force behind Suits in Boots. An avid footballer himself, Matt also coaches the Swavesey Spartans under-13s.
He says: “We’ve been overwhelmed by the support for this event in previous years, and are looking forward to hosting another superb Suits in Boots event this autumn. The gauntlet’s down!”
Hosted by the generosity of Churchill College, this year the tournament will take place on Sunday 25 September from 12pm onwards at The Møller Centre.
The tournament builds on the success of Street Child World Cup events in Durban (2010) and Rio (2014), and comes hot on the heels of the first ever Street Child Games held in Rio this Spring ahead of the Olympics & Paralympics. Street Child United gives a voice to street children across the globe who have no shelter, no education, no healthcare and no rights. These kids aren’t even “a number” – no records exist for them, and abuse goes unnoticed. Since its inception in Cambridge in 2008, Street Child United has become a global campaign, receiving countless endorsements including from Gordon Brown, David Beckham and Gary Lineker.
“When people see us by the streets, they say that we are the street boys. But when they see us playing soccer, they say that we are not the street boys. They say that we are people like them. They are people like us,” said Andile, 15,from Durban.
Entrance is £100 per team, with all proceeds going to Street Child United.
To enter your company’s team(s), click here, or email Julie.brooklyn@laplayainsurance.com or call 01223 200650.
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