By Olesya Dmitracova
LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - There was not much to link former Liberian child soldiers with a destitute Scot, the editor of a Russian street paper and a Manchester United coach -- until the Homeless World Cup.After months of team trials, travel and training, homeless men and women from around the globe will battle it out in Cape Town from Sept. 23-30 in an annual tournament which for many could become a gateway to a job, a home and new friends.The United Nations estimates there are more than 100 million homeless people worldwide and more than one billion live in inadequate housing in shanty towns or without basic utilities.
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