German footballer Antonio Rudiger is turning his World Cup platform into a megaphone for refugee advocacy. The Real Madrid defender's family fled Sierra Leone's civil war—a backstory that informs his public campaign to reshape global attitudes toward displaced people. According to BBC News, Rudiger is among athletes using their influence to highlight the human stories behind refugee statistics.

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