Syrian whose plight went viral finds refuge in Spanish football

Osama Abdul Mohsen, a Syrian refugee, whistles during a training session with his junior team in Villaverde, a neighbourhood in Madrid, Spain, April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID (Reuters) - Mementos from the football world that brought Syrian refugee Osama Abdul Mohsen to Spain are strewn around the flat he shares with two of his sons, including a ball signed by Real Madrid's star players and a banner for the local team, Getafe.

But reminders of the makeshift nature of his new life are also everywhere, seven months after a Spanish sports academy offered Mohsen a home and help in finding a job when they heard he used to coach a first division team in Syria.