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World Service,07 Feb 2024,40 mins

Fugees Family: The football team who became my life

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One day when Luma Mufleh was driving home to Atlanta, Georgia, she came across a group of barefoot boys playing football in the street, using a raggedy old ball and rocks for goalposts. They reminded her of how she played at home in Jordan and she asked to join their game. The Fugees Family football team was born. Luma Mufleh has written a book about her extraordinary story, Believe in Them: One Woman's Fight for Justice for Refugee Children Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producer: Helen Fitzhenry Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Coach Luma Mufleh training the Fugees Family football team. Credit: CNN)

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