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American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga removed from FIFA rankings due to inactivity
All three teams have not played a fixture in over four years, making them ineligible for FIFA's most recent world ranking update.
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Mathew Nash
FIFA Women's World Cup: Leaving misogyny in the past to join the best party in football
A reformed football misogynist wants to know if it's OK to join the party now he's stopped being part of the problem?
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Mathew Nash
The disappearing act: Why aren't more Pacific Islanders playing in Australia's A-Leagues?
Brian Kaltak's success at Central Coast Mariners has again raised the question of why there are not more Pacific Island footballers playing in the…
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Mathew Nash
How Fiji and Tahiti tried their best to lose in hope of reaching the FIFA U-20 World Cup
Tahiti's coach called it "shameful" as both sides did everything in their power not to win a game in hopes of qualifying for this month's FIFA U-20…
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Mathew Nash
Justin Fashanu: Football’s gay trailblazer and his last hurrah in New Zealand
The striker, who became the first openly gay professional men's footballer in 1990, finished his career with Miramar Rangers in Wellington in 1997.
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Mathew Nash
Ecuador's World Cup dream inspired by tragic hero on the land where he died
Chucho Benitez was 27-years-old when he died in July 2013, just one day after making his debut for Qatari club El Jaish.
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Mathew Nash
How a 'fake' Mr. Bean has caused a cricketing rivalry between Zimbabwe and Pakistan
Some fans were clearly expecting Rowan Atkinson back in 2016 but got a Pakistani lookalike instead - an event which has caused cricket's latest grudge…
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Mathew Nash
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