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Power of Sport is a weekly podcast exploring how sport is changing lives and strengthening communities.Hosted by Xavier Wiggins, the podcast goes beyond headlines to hear from the people doing the work on the ground - tackling issues like mental health, inclusion, inequality…
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Ep 19: David Duke MBE on Street Soccer, Lived Experience and Ending Homelessness (opens the original)
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In this episode of Power of Sport, I'm joined by David Duke MBE, founder and CEO of Street Soccer Scotland and Street Soccer London. David is an award-winning social entrepreneur using football to create real change in the lives of socially disadvantaged adults and young people across the UK and beyond. Most recently he set up Change Centre Scotland, a sport and education centre tackling isolation and homelessness and supporting mental health and wellbeing. With lived experience of the challenge
How Being a Footballer Saved His Life in the Rwandan Genocide | Eric Murangwa MBE (opens the original)
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In 1994, Eric Murangwa was a goalkeeper for Rayon Sports in Kigali when the genocide against the Tutsi began. Seven armed men broke into his home and started smashing it up. One of them found his photo album and among the family pictures were photos of Eric as a footballer for one of Rwanda's biggest clubs. The soldier recognised him. That recognition saved his life.He wasn't so lucky for everyone close to him. His younger brother and many friends were killed in the genocide, in which around a m
Mel Young MBE: He Turned Late-Night Drinks Into the Homeless World Cup | Ep 17 (opens the original)
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He co-founded The Big Issue in Scotland. Then he built a global network of street papers. Then, over drinks at a conference in Cape Town, he had an idea that would go on to change 1.7 million lives.Mel Young MBE is the co-founder of the Homeless World Cup - the tournament that's brought together players from 75 countries since 2003, and now streams on FIFA+. Around 80% of players say it's changed the direction of their life.We talk about that night in Cape Town. About why he refuses to call anyo
Ivo Gormley OBE: How GoodGym Turned Loneliness Into 400,000 Good Deeds (opens the original)
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Ivo Gormley founded GoodGym after running to deliver a newspaper to a housebound neighbour in Hackney. That friendship became a movement: runners, walkers and cyclists getting fit by helping isolated older people and community projects across the UK. Nearly two decades on, GoodGym has 26,000 members, has completed 400,000 good deeds, and Ivo has been awarded an OBE for his work. In this episode, we talk about the origin story, what he's learned about loneliness and community at scale, and why he
Episode 15: One Year On - 2000 Miles, 92 Grounds, 92 Days. What Happened Next | Power of Sport (opens the original)
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One year ago, I finished something that had never been done before. 2000 miles. 92 football grounds. 92 consecutive days. This is a special edition of Power of Sport. My daughter Madeleine, who ran the socials throughout the walk, turns the mic on me for a change.If you're new here: the walk itself was punishing, mentally and physically, and I'm still feeling it a year on. But this episode isn't really about the walk. It's about what it was for.I wanted to give everyone who backed me an honest u
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