Team Scotland heading to the States for Homeless World Cup 2023

Street Soccer Scotland players will be heading to the United States of America, with Team Scotland now officially part of the Homeless World Cup in Sacramento in July 2023. The Homeless World Cup is an annual international football tournament that aims to end homelessness by inspiring people who are experiencing it to change their lives […]

Street Soccer sides compete in first Mental Health matchday of 2023

Street Soccer teams from Edinburgh and Glasgow arrived at Little Kerse sports complex in Grangemouth on a dreary afternoon for the first match day of the Scottish Mental Health and Wellbeing league of the 2023 season. Players selected from Street Soccer’s mental health and wellbeing sessions formed representative sides who will compete against twelve other […]

Change Centre Supports Installation of Fully Automatic Defibrillator in Dundee

In an effort to provide a safer environment for the local community, Street Soccer Scotland’s Change Centre in Dundee has welcomed the installation of a Zoll 3 AED Fully Automatic Defibrillator at the multi-purpose facility on South Road. The AED is stored in a stainless steel, heated cabinet on the notice board and is accessible […]

Brooke Combe added to Women Inspired line-up

Street Soccer Scotland are delighted to have Scottish sensation, Brooke Combe, join the stellar line-up for March’s Women Inspired event. Taking place at the Assembly Rooms in central Edinburgh, Brooke will perform on the night, with tickets and table packages still available. The 22 year-old enjoyed a remarkable breakthrough year in 2021 which culminated in […]

Graeme Souness joins Street Soccer for 2022 Gala Dinner

Street Soccer Scotland will welcome Scottish football legend, Graeme Souness, as their guest speaker for their 2022 Annual Gala Dinner. The Street Soccer Scotland Gala Dinner raises vital funds to support the charity’s programmes across Scotland, which feature free football sessions and personal development opportunities. The work of Street Soccer Scotland uses the power of […]

Ukraine to be part of Street Soccer Nations Cup

Street Soccer Scotland will be welcoming Team Ukraine to the Street Soccer Nations Cup, with a  women’s team now travelling to Dundee as a Street Soccer select. The team, made up mostly from Ukrainians living in Scotland, will be one of the sixteen squads for this weekend’s tournament. The event was created to provide life-changing […]

Groundhopper going the extra mile for Street Soccer

Avid groundhopper Gijs van de Poel is undertaking a mammoth walk from Lands End to John O’Groats in support of Street Soccer Scotland. Starting on February 26th, Gijs will be travelling from his home in Amsterdam and starting his walk in the most southerly part of the UK.  Visiting a number of sports grounds on […]

Working Rite and Street Soccer partnership flourishes in 2021

“A lot of employability programmes work very strictly – if you don’t turn up once, you’re out – but we’re fully flexible and the football is of course a big selling point.” Craig Montgomery is a ‘well-kent’ face at our Edinburgh sessions, working exclusively with Street Soccer in our partnership with Working Rite since 2018. […]

Network Programme thriving in two new locations

Standing in the shadow of the stadium which produced so many special memories, Stuart Lovell outlines his plans for Street Soccer’s Network Programme with the hope of creating new memories through football. Stuart was the captain when Livingston won the League Cup in 2004 and is leading Street Soccer’s newest session on the pitch which […]