Soccer Helps a 6-Year Old Migrant Make New Friends in UNICEF's Heartwarming PSA

Plus, a cameo from a Spanish football star

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Getting to safety is just one challenge for some 50 million refugee and migrant children around the world. After that, they have to settle into their new lives—and face a new set of obstacles.

A new ad from UNICEF looks at the story of one young boy, Santiago Ayon, who migrated from Bolivia to Spain at age 6. Now 8 years old, he recounts how soccer helped him make friends in his new home—where he won them over by stopping a goal with a header.

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