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Sportshour: From Syria to Mansfield Town

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29/10/2022 GMT

From Syria to Mansfield Town

BBC World Service - Sportshour, From Syria to Mansfield Town

Fahd Saleh escaped Syria to rebuild his life and achieve his footballing dream in England

As a professional goalkeeper for Al-Karamah, one of Syria's biggest clubs, Fahd Saleh had won numerous trophies but then war came to Syria and his house, his life, all he'd known until that point, was destroyed. Fahd decided to move to England to rebuild his life and cling on to his footballing dream, he even went to a job centre and told them how he wanted to work for a football club. Hear his story of how he became Mansfield Town’s Goalkeeping Coach and working with Nigel Clough.

Barbara Hernandez is known as the Ice Mermaid. The swimmer from Chile is currently attempting to swim the seven seas... That's 127 miles through - the North Channel, the Cook Strait, the Moloka’i Channel, the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar. Barbara is number one in the world at ice swimming -  the first Latin American swimmer to take the crown. She tells us, she is hoping to inspire more women from South America to take up sport and to follow their dreams.

Since former Premier League footballer Steven Reid decided to announce that he will be pursuing a career in counselling, he’s had current Premier League players and coaches reach out to him for support. Reid also revealed, he has had people opening up in tears on zoom calls and how footballers are in fear of speaking up about how they are truly feeling. He also explained to Caroline that despite playing in the top flight for Blackburn Rovers, there wasn’t much enjoyment in the game but he is now hoping to help others through his own experience. 

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