Refugee Kicked By Camerawoman Gets Job as Soccer Coach in Spain

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The Syrian refugee who was tripped by a Hungarian camerawoman has been offered a job at a school for soccer coaches in Spain.
"I love you, I love Madrid," said Osama Abdul Mohsen after stepping off a train in the Spanish capital with his sons Mohammad, 16, and Zaid, seven.
After finding out that he had coached soccer in Syria, members of Spain's Cenafe national soccer coaching center decided to help him by providing transport and a place for to stay while he rebuilds his life.
Abdul Mohsen told NBC News on Tuesday that his wife Muntaha, 38, eldest son Almuhannad, 18, and their 13-year-old daughter Doua'a, had stayed in Mersin, Turkey, where the family fled from Syria in 2012.

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