MFC Foundation would like to extend our best wishes to Deputy Head Craig McManus, who is jetting off to Seoul to manage England at the 19th instalment of the Homeless World Cup.
A native Scotsman, Craig represented his homeland as a player in the 2016 finals before heading south of the border to coach the Three Lions in the capital.
He subsequently entered the dugout for the 2018 and 2019 Homeless World Cups, hosted in Mexico and Cardiff’s Bute Park respectively, with England ending both competitions in Tier 4.
Despite being hosted on an annual basis, the Three Lions have not partaken in the tournament since the turn of the decade and enter the 2024 finals as ranked outsiders.
Craig and the team will find out their group-stage opponents in Friday’s draw before the opening round of fixtures take place on Saturday. All matches will be streamed, for free, on FIFA+.