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A hindi word that refers to the strong, eternal desire to live and to continue living…
…….. and watch football ⚽️

As soon as FIFA opened the door for potential bidder for the 2034 world cup, within minutes these countries declared their intent

After investing billions into football, Formula One, golf and other sports, Saudi Arabia has become the host nation

Support from more than 100 of FIFA’s 211 members also helped, as well as FIFA relaxing the stadium requirements which worked in Saudi Arabia's favour

SBS will be Australia’s national broadcaster

He’s done it..a 4 yr head coach contract with

“Ange brings a positive mentality and a fast, attacking style of play,” Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said

Sydeny FC coach, Ante Juric, has built a dynasty at Sydney FC and finished on top of the league for three seasons in a row...... and have made it to the Grand Final three seasons in row ...now they have won their first GF

The have beaten Western United 4-0 in a thrilling match

Another record broken was the big crowd of almost 10,000 spectators

'Semi-automated offside' consists of:
-> 12 cameras mounted in the roof of the stadiums

-> a sensor in the official match ball which sends 500 points of data per second

-> 29 data points on each individual player sending location data 50 times per second

Player and ball data is processed in real time using AI

Back to back to back to back to back… we are going to our 5th consecutive World Cup in the centennial year of our beautiful game

The jersey that Argentina's Diego Maradona wore when he scored the "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup has sold for a world-record price of $12.4 million to an unnamed bidder at an auction at Sotheby's in London

Steve Hodge, the former England midfielder, swapped shirts with Maradona after the 1986 match

He ironically passed the ball back to the keeper which Maradona capitalised to score the goal.
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The same match Maradona scored the goal of century

Sam Kerr has been awarded the Football Writers’ Association Women’s Footballer of the Year award

She has had an outstanding this season, breaking records for both club and country

According to ESPN, football comes in at 1st in degree of difficulty by skill (Agility & Analytical Aptitude) & 10th in degree of difficulty for ALL key skills

✅AGILITY: The ability to change direction quickly.

✅ANALYTIC APTITUDE: The ability to evaluate and react appropriately to strategic situations.