LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Chelsea defender Mario Melchiot spent five years plying his trade a stone's throw from London's fashionable King's Road but it was a brief visit to Skid Row that completely changed his outlook on life.
The ex-Dutch international, who now works as a football analyst for Fox Sports, was invited by the Arise and Walk charity to take a 20-minute drive from his home to lift the spirits of the homeless of Los Angeles.
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