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Why we’re slipping behind in the world game

2 June 2021

1:48 PM

2 June 2021

1:48 PM

Soccer is one of the most popular amateur sports in Australia.  Out of the shadow of Covid-19, we’re expecting a bumper winter of amateur soccer players taking to football fields around the country. 

Also in 2021, the rubber hits the road in terms of the Olympics and World Cup Qualifiers and — fingers closed — Aussie football fans will be crowding the Covid-free pubs late at night to watch the Socceroos and Matildas mix it up with the world’s best. 

The Olyroos have drawn a deadly group for the Olympics, with Argentina, Spain and Egypt, while the Matilda’s have a pretty tough...

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