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Former Colombian soccer players to teach their skills in US

FILE - Colombia's Carlos Valdes, left, fights for the ball with Japan's Shinji Okazaki, during the group C World Cup soccer match between Japan and Colombia at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, June 24, 2014. Valdes will join Colombian soccer lover David Certain, who went to the U.S. as a political refugee, to teach at Certain's youth sports education program in New Mexico in July 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

In this photo provided by Vince Trujillo, David Certain, right, plays soccer with his son Nico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Certain, a Colombian soccer lover who came to the United States as a political refugee, has united several former professional Colombian soccer players to join him in creating a youth sports education program in New Mexico in July 2022. (Vince Trujillo via AP)

Former Colombian soccer players to teach their skills in US