Typically, Dr. Kamal Daniel spends his days as a family physician in Red Deer.
This week, though, he’s in Mar del Plata, Argentina, alongside about four dozen other Canadian doctors, from pharmacologists to surgeons to ophthalmologists, playing soccer in an international tournament.
They’re not professional athletes. They just love the game — and a little friendly rivalry.
“Imagine doctors, so competitive, like we don’t like to lose,” Daniel said in an interview on The Homestretch. “It is a big event for us, and we love every moment of it.”
Every year, doctors from all over the world take part in the World Medical Football Championships (WMFC),
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