Football Unites! - by Mark Copping

Bobby Charlton, David Beckham, Alan Shearer: all great ambassadors of the beautiful game. Now added to that list is the work of the 'Football Unites' team. The work of the project is implied in the title - meeting up with refugees and asylum seekers in the Sheffield area and using football to unite their different communities. Students and refugees work together in promoting communication, support and an understanding and at the end of it all, friendly rivalries are made in the big football tournament happening on the 25th April, where both students and refugees play in mixed teams for the trophy. Project leader Lee Dunne describes it as a place 'to have a good chat, and make some new friends' and of course, its all for a worthy cause, that’s 1-0 to Hallam Volunteering!