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The extraordinary coach who started a football team but built something much bigger.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 FitzhenryGet in tough: lieveslessordinary@bbc.co.uk or Whatsapp: 0044 330 678 2784

Subtitle
The extraordinary coach who started a football team but built something much bigger
Duration
2593
Publishing date
2024-02-19 00:30
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hcdyg7
Contributors
  BBC World Service
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