United At Play

Coach Mark Hodson walks the field during a scrimmage on the last day of training. Both he and the players have learned a lot this week and have grown close to one another in the process. The next time they’ll take the field together will be in Iraqi Kurdistan...
6 Numbers plus the bonus ball.

6 Numbers plus the bonus ball.

Life is undoubtedly a lottery. We have no say as to when and where we will arrive, who will be responsible for our care and under what circumstances our days will deliver. Many are winners in life’s game of chance, but many more have to endure untold hardship and...
First Steps to Darfur United

First Steps to Darfur United

The flight to France, despite it’s length was pretty easy going…apart from the over zealous pilot hitting the runway in Paris at top speed and waking up some of the plane’s passengers from their slumber with an early morning shock! The second leg was plain sailing. I...

Meet the Coaches

Mark Hodson and Paul Revill are traveling to the refugee camps in eastern Chad to hold tryouts for the first Darfur United soccer squad. In this video, they discuss their plan for building the team, expectations and why soccer has such universal appeal.

Darfur United: The Power of Soccer

One of the Darfur United coaches, Mark Hodson talks with Gabriel about the meaning soccer can have and the opportunity it provides. Donate Now