Home Run!
No, it's soccer, actually. Specifically, it's the six-year-old Homeless World Cup, which teams homeless people from at least 56 countries -- such as the 2008 world champions from Melboune, Australia (right) -- to compete for the title, and win big in the game of life.
Photo: Big Issue Australia
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