SOCCER PROGRAM

Jun 05 2026LIFESTYLE

Soccer, School, and a Syracuse Neighborhood's Comeback Story

Syracuse’s North Side has always been a patchwork of arrivals—Irish and Germans in the 1800s, Italians in the early 1900s, Bosnians in the ’90s, and more recently, Congolese, Somalis, and Burmese families. Each wave faced skepticism, but the city’s investment in refugee resettlement wasn’t just abou

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Apr 15 2025SPORTS

Saving Sweden's Youth: The Power of Soccer

In the heart of Sweden, a unique battle is being fought against gang crime. It's not happening in courtrooms or police stations, but on soccer fields. Every Saturday night, a former soccer player turned pastor, Robert Wirehag, organizes night soccer games in Gottsunda, a suburb of Uppsala. This isn'

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