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Immigrant Children: Soccer and Calgary Police

immigrant children: Soccer is well-known all over the world, according to CTV. Any child that played soccer at some point, especially immigrant children, I knew that I would get cooperation from parents because the parents they love soccer and they used to play soccer when they were kids, said founder Jean-Claude Munyezamu. Soccer without Boundaries welcomes children of all ages and abilities to its program and caters to new Canadians, refugees, and low-income families. On Friday, the kids in the program challenged the Calgary police to play against them and then with them on mixed teams at a field in the city southwest. For the players, it was an opportunity to improve their soccer skills and to build friendships with officers. For police, it was a chance to meet with the new arrivals and to show them that they can have a good relationship with police. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.