Warshan Hussin was 10, living in Iraq, when he watched his father get kidnapped and returned 24 hours later. His family emigrated to Syria, then Baltimore, where he joined a soccer program for refugees. On Hussin, who found home on the pitch:

He emigrated from Iraq and was saved by soccer. Now he’s giving back.Warshan Hussin dodged sniper fire as a child before being exiled from Iraq. He ended up in Baltimore, where a fledgling soccer program changed his life.www.thebanner.com