By Rebecca Corbett
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is not the only tournament putting women on the international football stage this summer – there are many women in Sacramento bringing the eighteenth Homeless World Cup to fruition.
Lisa Wrightsman played at the Homeless World Cup in Rio de Janeiro in 2010. Now, she is managing director of the Sacramento chapter of Street Soccer USA and plays a key role in bringing the Homeless World Cup to the US for the first time.
Lisa played football at Sacramento State University and set her sights on the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). But her dream failed to materialise.
The Homeless World Cup is an international street football tournament that takes place in a different country each year and a year-round network organisation, aiding and connecting grassroots charities using football to support people experiencing homelessness.