| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Thursday, December 4, 2008 10:17 AEDT |
| Expires: | Wednesday, March 4, 2009 10:17 AEDT |
It started out as a grassroots soccer program to help homeless and unemployed people get back on their feet, now six years since its inception the Homeless World Cup has grown into a major international sporting event.
ABC News Online takes a look at the big stories from 2008.
Hundreds of Elvis impersonators have boarded a train from Sydney to Parkes for an annual festival.
The US president-elect - a self-confessed Spider-Man fan - will star in an edition of the comic.
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