The non-governmental Happy Football Project has selected a team
to represent Cambodia in the Homeless World Cup in Melbourne in
2008, which is organized by the European Football Federation, local
media said on Wednesday.
"It is about small steps toward big dreams," Paraic Crogan,
co-founder of the project, was quoted by English-language newspaper
the Cambodian Daily as saying.
The 37-year-old Khun Sokhrin, coach of this group of the
homeless, orphaned, or otherwise disadvantaged children, said he
was not expecting immediate miracles from all the teams under the
project.
Coaches from Inter Milan, current Italian football Serie A
champions, have also committed to coming to Cambodia to give
workshops to the Happy Football players sometime next year, added
Sokhrin.
The Happy Football Project is one of a growing number of
projects aimed at building a network of football talents in
Cambodia, while providing opportunities to disadvantage
children.
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(Xinhua News Agency July 18, 2007)