Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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After leaving Beirut, journalist Justin Salhani realized what was missing: community. And the way to rebuild it was through soccer.

Through community comes possibility. Through soccer comes mobilization. Football is inherently political — and when you get a group of people together sharing a cause, other things follow.

Bonus episode of Our Copa is out now. Host Musa Okwonga is joined by Al Jazeera journalist Justin Salhani on building solidarity among refugee populations through soccer — with Socrates and the Corinthian Democracy as inspiration.

Listen wherever you get podcasts. Watch the bonus episode on Valor Media's YouTube.

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