Macari steps up fight against homelessness

The 1977 FA Cup winner is the driving force behind the Macari Centre, a shelter for rough sleepers which is situated in Hanley near Stoke-on-Trent.

And despite the lockdown, the centre is continuing a scheduled move to bigger premises, as the pandemic's knock-on effects threaten to cause even more damage to the economy and society's most vulnerable.

“We've got a new home which is a massive warehouse, the size of a football pitch almost,”Macari told MUTV's Group Chat.

“It's only about 500 or 600 yards from where we are at the moment, so we're actually carrying the furniture through the streets of Stoke and into the warehouse. Lots of horns are being tooted at the moment when I'm carrying a bed…