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Last February, stars from the Whitworth Soccer Club of the late '70s and early '80s gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Abdullah Bin Jebreen, '81 (right), and Mosaad Driss, '83 (second from left), flew in from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Mohammed Abdul Karim Julfrar, '79 (left), welcomed them to his city. Joining the players was Whitworth Sociology Professor Emeritus Don Liebert, who coached the team in the days before soccer became a varsity sport at the college. Teammates shared old stories, including one concerning the fact that Mosaad was red-carded (to the players' still-unabated annoyance) in a loss to Eastern Washington University. Liebert, on his way to his next teaching adventure, at Forman Christian College, in Lahore, Pakistan, enjoyed seeing his former players and received a great deal of good-natured ribbing about his failed retirement.
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