FOR STORY : GREECE TEAM CALLED HOPE : In this Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, Antreas Sampanis, left, coach of Hope Refugee Football Club speaks to his players during a training in Athens. Former Greek national soccer team goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis, who became a national hero in 2004 during the European Cup, is heading a project to help refugees stranded in Greece regain a sense of purpose, working as a team. The team is called "Hope" and is made up of players who fled warzones like Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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