Canadian soccer international Erin McLeod looks to give back to Houston
Houston is more than 8,000 kilometres from Erin McLeod’s current Swedish home but the hurricane-battered Texas city is still close to the Canadian international goalkeeper’s heart.
McLeod and wife Ella Masar McLeod, both now with FC Rosengard, played in Houston for the Dash and have fond memories of their time there.
Now McLeod, an artist and musician off the soccer pitch, wants to give back. The 34-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., is auctioning off her latest painting called “Houston,” a tribute to the city’s spirit via its street art, with all proceeds going to hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
“I have been lucky to have travelled the world and Houston is one of the friendliest places I’ve ever been,” McLeod says in her blog. “Rich in culture and diversity — not to mention a great sports town in one of the most soccer crazed states in the U.S.A. — it soon became home.