Isobel Irvine

1 month ago | homelessworldcup.org | Rebecca Corbett |Isobel Irvine

By Isobel IrvineReturning to Oslo for this year’s tournament will complete a full circle moment for Eirin Erlandsen. She not only captained the Norwegian women’s national side in Seoul 2024 - leading them to a FIFPro fair play accolade and being awarded a Whistle of Hope herself - but was a volunteer when the city hosted the event back in 2017. Her relationship with football, however, stretches back much further. “I have played soccer since I was seven years old,” she explains.

1 month ago | homelessworldcup.org | Rebecca Corbett |Isobel Irvine

“Though I enjoy it there’s definitely a lot of pressure, especially playing as a woman against men who are so quick. You always have to be on your toes. “My goal is to always do my best, for me to help the team to get a win. But if we fail, I have to do my best to save at least some goals.

Oct 4, 2024 | homelessworldcup.org | Rebecca Corbett |Isobel Irvine

By Isobel IrvineThe slight but mighty figure in the green shirt is bossing the six-yard box with the focus, speed and composure of a seasoned goalie. Hanyang University in Seoul may be a million miles – well, 6,340 to be exact – from the tiny village of Lela in Nyanza, Kenya near Lake Victoria where she grew up, but 22-year-old Verah Adhiambo feels right at home.

Jan 26, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | Isobel Irvine

The first time I sailed to Gozo, the evening sky over the island exploded into myriad multicoloured fireworks. I’d fully expected to fall for Malta’s little sister — I just hadn’t expected it to be so pleased to see me. Such is Gozo’s charm. Criminally overlooked, it retains an unspoilt character, partly due to the fact that with no airport, it’s accessible only by sea. The island is only nine miles by four, so it’s easy to see a lot in a short time.

Jul 8, 2023 | homelessworldcup.org | Rebecca Corbett |Isobel Irvine

As President of California State University, Sacramento - and formerly President, Vice President and faculty member of a number of further education establishments in Texas - Robert Nelsen has witnessed his share of momentous events taking place across his various campuses. None, however, have moved him quite so much as that currently playing out across the grounds of this seat of learning, with the added poignancy of the Homeless World Cup preceding his imminent retirement.