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Luang cave survivor receives Leicester football scholarship

Former national football coach Kiatisuk "Zico" Senamuang, left, takes a selfie with Duangpetch "Dom" Phromthep. (Photo: Duangpetch's Instagram page)

One of the 13 survivors of the Luang cave ordeal is a step closer to achieving his goal of becoming a professional football player after earning a scholarship to study at the Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicester, England.

Duangpetch "Dom" Phromthep, 17, on Tuesday posted a message on his Instagram account, saying "Today, my dream has come true because I will become a football student in England."

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