Sierra Leone — the land, infamously, of the “short-sleeve or long-sleeve?” option that victims of that country’s civil war were given as soldiers prepared to cut off their arms. There are 1,600 amputees still in Sierra Leone, and some have formed amputee soccer teams — with not just war victims, but also with perpetrators. The national team is off to the 2010 amputee World Cup in Argentina — after playing a team with Villa, Xavi and Alonso to a 0-0 draw. (Louise Taylor/The Guardian)
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