Balazs Mayer, 27, and Paladi (right) putting on their socks and football boots before the match at the Homeless Euro 2024 tournament in Hamburg, Germany, last year. The Hungary team, made up of the underprivileged, homeless and refugees, finished runners-up in the event. — Reuters
PLAYING football for the last decade has given 22-year-old Hungarian Patrik Paladi friends and a chance to travel.
Above all, it has given him stability, which helped him finish secondary school and overcome his family’s financial hardship.
