# From Homeless Shelters to Playing for Team Canada at The Homeless World Cup | Michael Fredson

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Published: 2026-04-16T09:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1464

## Resource

Sport has a way of giving people something to hold onto. Michael Fredson is helping build an entire organization around that idea. Michael is the owner of Manticore Books in Orillia and Chair of the Board of the Canadian Street Soccer Association, Canada's partner organization for the Homeless World Cup. In this conversation, he breaks down what it actually looks like to use soccer as a social tool, what the Homeless World Cup is and why it's unlike any other sporting event in the world, and what happened when Team Canada went to Oslo. The stories from that trip alone are worth the listen. Michael Fredson Website: https://manticorebooks.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ManticoreBooks/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manticorebooks/ Canadian Street Soccer Association Website: https://canadianstreetsoccer.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Canadian-Street-Soccer-Association-61563800721692/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadianstreetsoccer/ Who are we Behind the Village is a podcast about how to live a life worth living. Real conversations about mental health, personal growth, and finding fulfillment. Follow Us Website: https://villagermagazine.ca/podcast/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/behind-the-village-podcast/id1763310022 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/11fe4qRCPB22ybBg2wDznK Newsletter: https://villagermagazine.ca/subscribe/ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:29 The Canadian Street Soccer Association 6:28 The Power of Sport to Change Lives 9:46 Inside the Homeless World Cup 13:48 Team Canada at the Oslo Tournament 17:12 The Street Soccer Format 22:27 How to Get Involved

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