Football on the Frontline
Richard Conway spent time with Syria's national football team. He discovered that, for some Syrians, the country's football team appears to transcend the nation's deep divisions.
Earlier this year, Syria's National Football team tried to qualify for the World Cup. It was an astonishing achievement for a country entering its seventh year of a bloody civil war. The team can't play at home and many of its star players have left Syria. Other stars refuse to play because the team is funded by the Assad regime. Richard Conway spent time with members of the squad in Damascus, and then met the whole team in Malaysia where they won a qualifying match against Uzbekistan. He discovered that, for some Syrians, the country's football team is a focus for national pride which appears to transcend the nation's deep and bloody divisions.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | David Lockwood |
Director | David Lockwood |
Correspondent | Richard Conway |
Camera Operator | Tony Jolliffe |
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- Fri 2 Jun 2017 23:30GMT成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 3 Jun 2017 11:30GMT成人快手 News except UK & UK HD
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