Children kick soccer balls as they warm-up in front of the statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in the village of Alexandrovka, Russia June 30, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray
SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) - Dimitri Strazhkov dreams about becoming a professional player with CSKA Moscow and one day being called up to play for Russia's national team.
The 15 year-old and other boys of all ages train every day at a small soccer field in the village of Aleksandrovka that was built only five years ago as a present from the town of Samara.
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