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Apr 2020
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Otro camino hacia la victoria (A Differe...

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Francisco Sanclemente is on the verge of professional soccer success when a serious illness leaves him wheelchair-bound. Without the use of his legs, he's forced to redefine what it means to be an athlete.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3L2yY74.

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