RB Leipzig forward Yan Diomande has scored 12 goals in his debut Bundesliga season. Credit: Ronny HARTMANN / AFP

Two years after leaving the United States following a series of unsuccessful MLS tryouts, Yan Diomande is shining at the World Cup for Ivory Coast — and still grieving a family tragedy.

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