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Scotland team in Homeless World Cup victory

The Scotland team has won the final of the Homeless World Cup in Paris.

The Scots secured the trophy with a 4-3 victory over Mexico, who had qualified for the final for the first time.

The competition has brought together teams of homeless and marginalized players from 64 countries around the world.

This was Scotland's second success in the competition, which was started in 2003. A team from Scotland were champions in 2007.

Ally Dawson, the Scotland team manager, said: "What a wonderful result. The team has done themselves and Scotland proud and deserve every bit of credit they receive.

"The team worked incredibly hard and have beaten the best teams in the world. The players are worthy winners."

Read more |  BBC, 29.08.11

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