Summary: The stories of four African and Arab footballers all of whose lives have been transformed by playing for some of the best-known clubs in the world. This two-part series paints intimate and affectionate portraits of Yaya Touré, Yacine Brahimi, Youssef El-Arabi and Ali Al Habsi through the eyes of their families, friends, coaches, journalists, agents and fans. Episode One features the Côte d’Ivoire and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré and Algerian striker Yacine Brahimi, now playing for FC Porto. Touré was part of the Barcelona side that won six trophies in 2009. He scored for Manchester City in the 2011 FA Cup Final and helped them to their first league title in 44 years. "Yaya Toure is the catalyst, if you like, right in the centre of the team ... Yaya was THE one that put Manchester City on the map," says BBC Radio Manchester's Ian Cheeseman. The Côte d’Ivoire captain was appointed a UN Goodwill Ambassador in 2013, joining their campaign against poaching. Yacine Brahimi starred for Algeria at the 2014 World Cup, helping them to reach the last 16. When he left French club Rennes, he found himself playing for Granada against Barcelona at the Nou Camp the following week and couldn’t believe it. YouTube - http://aje.io/aljazeeraworldYT Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AlJazeeraWorld Twitter - https://twitter.com/AlJazeera_World Visit our website - http://www.aljazeera.com/aljazeeraworld Subscribe to AJE on YouTube - http://aje.io/YTsubscribe
