Unlike many American players, though, Ibrahim spent many years living in exile from his home country.
These were not people sitting on the sidelines, or idling their time away in exile.
He's the former Russian spy who became a Kremlin critic while living in exile in London.
Its political leaders in exile, Mr Meshaal included, have therefore had a transitory life.
In exile since 1999, she has led the Pakistan People's Party from London and Dubai.
Living in exile in London for decades, he has watched Prince William, his godson, grow up.
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Sharif returned to Pakistan last month, ending seven years in exile in Saudi Arabia.
On Wednesday, the Tibetan government in exile said that yet another monk set himself on fire.
Bhutto returned to Pakistan in October, after eight years in exile in London and Dubai.
"Public discontent is growing, " says Bo Hla-Tint, a member of the NLD living in exile.
After 13 years in exile, Mr Gao had been widely forgotten or ignored in the mainland.
Berezovsky's finances had been in decline in recent years while he was in exile.
After eight years in exile, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has returned home.
King Leopold has been in exile in Switzerland since the end of the war.
In 1976, Bishop Abel Muzorewa returned to Rhodesia after two years in exile in Tanzania.
In Miami Mr Mas ruled the Cuban community like the leader of a government in exile.
The director, Vadim Perelman, was born in Russia and is a man in exile himself.
China demanded that Australia not show a film about a Uighur leader in exile in America.
Previous talks have taken place abroad, where the rebel leaders long lived in exile.
The ex-Thai PM returned to his homeland on Thursday after 17 months in exile.
By contrast, Khaled Meshal, the movement's supreme leader in exile in Syria, says the opposite.
KLA's string-pullers in exile, the Kosovars might just swallow the deal as it stands.
Mr Perez considered standing for president while in exile, but the government barred him.
Many countries offered me to set up a country in exile, at that time.
One of the dead in the bomb attack was a Sunni Iranian in exile in Herat.
Even after eight months in exile, Prince Ranariddh shows no great readiness for the battles ahead.
MQM's leader in exile in London, coming home and charges against him being dropped.
During his time in exile, some of Mr Sharif's erstwhile party loyalists announced support for Gen Musharraf.
Still accused, Bhutto returned to Pakistan two months ago after living in exile in London and Dubai.
For much of their country's turbulent history, many of Poland's most beloved artists have worked in exile.
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