Forced to flee Syria, footballers establish new national team

[Sally]

Good luck to them.

Forced to flee Syria, footballers establish new national team
DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES
ISTANBUL
Published22 hours ago

The Syrian "national team" poses at their training grounds in Mersin.
Players from the Syrian national football team, who had to flee their country and come to Turkey due to the ongoing conflict, seek help to be accepted as the official national team of the war-torn country
A group of players from Syria's national team applied to international soccer governing body FIFA to seek recognition as their conflict-ridden country's national team. The players continue their sports training in Turkey where they took shelter after fleeing the more than four-year-old conflict.

Turkey hosts more than 1.8 million Syrians who were displaced by ongoing conflict and found safe haven in their northern neighbor. Most are unable to resume their jobs back in Syria but football players are among the lucky few to find an opportunity to continue their careers.

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[Mr. H.]

The peoples of the United States need to suffer as these men do. As the hunted and persecuted women and children of third world nations do. It's the only thing that will make our citizens truly appreciate the freedom and democracy that is afforded them.