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A Soccer Star Gives Back to Sierra Leone

The Long Game: Sports Stories of Courage and Conviction by Foreign Policy and Doha Debates

Nov 10, 202238:48Sports & Recreation

When Michael Lahoud was 6 years old, he fled civil war in Sierra Leone and came to the United States. He felt scared and alone. But with help from his favorite sport—soccer—Lahoud was able to make friends, find a communi...

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A Soccer Star Gives Back to Sierra Leone is an episode from The Long Game: Sports Stories of Courage and Conviction by Foreign Policy and Doha Debates. When Michael Lahoud was 6 years old, he fled civil war in Sierra Leone and came to the U...

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Published Nov 10, 2022, 38:48 long, audio available.