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They call soccer, the world's game. And for years, the world has played at Manchester Central. 25 years ago kids came from Greece and Italy. Today, it's Colombia and the Sudan.

For the players, soccer is not just sport- it's a connection to the life they left behind, and their ticket to a new life in the US. You don't have to speak English well, or know pop music to shine on the soccer field.

But a brilliant performance on the field doesn't guarantee success in school or life.

For our final installment of Culture Lessons, Dan Gorenstein spent time with one of Central's star players- a Sudanese refugee- to see how far soccer has taken him.