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How the Coodabeen Champions changed Australian Rules Football forever
10 months ago

How the Coodabeen Champions changed Australian Rules Football forever

ABC  

There was a moment during what has since become the Coodabeen Champions' final radio broadcast, when co-host Jeff Richardson interjected with an air of impatience. "I think they're pioneers of media coverage for women's footy," said Leesa Catto, a volunteer for the VWFL, who began appearing on the show in 2004. "They have a connection with rural communities," said Sharon …

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Manchester United fans flock to Old Trafford to pay tribute to Bobby Charlton following his demise at 86
1 year, 2 months ago

Manchester United fans flock to Old Trafford to pay tribute to Bobby Charlton following his demise at 86

The Hindu  

Old Trafford was a scene of mourning and commemoration Sunday as football fans of Manchester United and other teams flocked to the storied stadium to pay tribute to Bobby Charlton following his death at the age of 86. Charlton died Saturday surrounded by his family, sparking an influx of tributes from around the world — and from people inside and …

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Big screen football parties plan stalls as Mayors, Justice Min. delay decision
3 years, 7 months ago

Big screen football parties plan stalls as Mayors, Justice Min. delay decision

NL Times  

The Dutch government will definitely not allow big screens on terraces and in pubs for at least the first three Oranje matches in the European Championship, Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice and Security said to BNR after meeting with the mayors on the Security Council on Monday. Grapperhaus pointed out that the starting times of the Dutch team's matches are …

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Tearful thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina - Football News - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Tearful thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina - Football News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Tens of thousands of fans, many weeping but eager to honour Diego Maradona, filed past the coffin of Argentina’s most iconic football star on Thursday, some confronting police who tried to maintain order at the country’s presidential mansion. Shortly before noon Argentina President Alberto Fernandez arrived and placed on the casket a shirt of Argentinos Juniors, Maradona’s first club as …

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‘He only gave us joy’: Argentinians pay tribute to Diego Maradona
4 years, 1 month ago

‘He only gave us joy’: Argentinians pay tribute to Diego Maradona

Al Jazeera  

Buenos Aires, Argentina — Amid boisterous chants to send off a football legend who had departed too soon, Wilson Cisnero leaned against a brightly painted brick building that had a simple, small sign he had pasted on it. “It’s something you can’t describe,” said Rafael Bellido, 49, sitting on the steps of La Bombonera, next to his partner Marcela Reynoso, …

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Premier League’s misguided pay-per-view experiment shows power of football to unite communities
4 years, 2 months ago

Premier League’s misguided pay-per-view experiment shows power of football to unite communities

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s resonated with people across the country.” An Everton season-ticket holder and …

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Real Kashmir’s Kallum Higginbotham adapting to life outside the comfort zone
5 years, 1 month ago

Real Kashmir’s Kallum Higginbotham adapting to life outside the comfort zone

The Hindu  

With a decade-long career in the Scottish league spread across all divisions, including the top flight, Kallum Higginbotham’s signing up with Real Kashmir FC was more about the experience of moving out of Britain than anything else. Growing up where it’s been so easy contacting people with touch of a finger, it’s probably brought me down a bit and made …

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