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On the Soccer Field, a Roster Full of Refugees - NYTimes.com

Here's a an interesting story about the United Nations soccer league.  Didn't know it existed?  Neither did I.  But it really is a fun snapshot of diaspora.  Enjoy!


Shafiq Haidari, 28, who arrived from Afghanistan in July, plays on a team that includes numerous refugees and competes in a United Nations soccer league.On the Soccer Field, a Roster Full of Refugees - NYTimes.com: "The refugee team is fielded by the International Rescue Committee, a nongovernmental international relief organization that works with immigrants fleeing oppression. The refugee team has six players who have come in recent months from countries including Guinea, Mauritania and Sierra Leone."

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