Palestinian-American kids find inspiration, and escape, on the soccer pitch

Published June 20, 2026 · Category: News

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Omar Almashni during an evening practice with the Palestino Soccer Academy at Frank D Zaccaria Memorial Park in Woodland Park, New Jersey, on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

A dozen miles away from the World Cup games in New York/ New Jersey Stadium, Palestinian-American kids turn to soccer as an escape from the realities of war.

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(Image credit: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR)

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Originally published at www.npr.org.

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