The football coach taking England's players to the Homeless World Cup

Meet the Sudanese refugee who is taking England's homeless football squad to the Homeless World Cup.

Frankie Juma fled Sudan in 2016, and when he arrived in the UK he was put in touch with Renaissance Foundation, a London youth charity who introduced him to Street Soccer London as a way to help his mental and physical health.

After starting as a player, Juma now coaches the team who will travel to South Korea in the autumn to compete in the next Homeless World Cup.

The initiative has been picked up by film-makers, who have adapted it into a Netflix movie called The Beautiful Game, starring Bill Nighy as the manager.

28 March 2024