Published Date:
22 January 2008
FOOTBALL superstar David Beckham swapped Los Angeles for Africa in his role as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.
The LA Galaxy midfielder was in Sierra Leone, a country still struggling to recover from a 1991-2002 civil war.
Infant and maternal mortality are among the highest in the world in the former British colony, where roads, schools and hospitals were devastated in conflicts.
Football is the most popular sport, played on dirt pitches and many taxis have huge stickers devoted to Manchester United, Beckham's old team.
More than 50,000 people were killed during the war and thousands more were left mutilated by rebels, who hacked limbs, noses and ears off their victims.
The full article contains 121 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
22 January 2008 2:20 PM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
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