Soccer/Football

"....But Williams’ life is far more raw and real than mere sport. She was homeless for seven years, playing for England while reeling from one anonymous hostel to another in London. Her two worlds were kept separate and only a few people knew that an England footballer lived on the street."

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"....Williams hid her homelessness from her friends in football and the truth only emerged when Hope Powell, who would coach her for years in the national team, recognised the teenager’s problems soon after she had left home. “We had an England Under-19 get together and I was hovering around at the end of the trip. I’d just spent a week in the team hotel and Hope said: ‘Where are you going?’ I said: ‘I don’t know.’"




full article here


http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/17/fara-williams-football-homeless