Australia embraces immigrants on World Cup squad with message that soccer is for everyone
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Ahead of Australia’s opening World Cup match, the Socceroos are celebrating the immigrants on the squad. The message is simple: Soccer is for everyone. But it comes at a time when anti-immigrant sentiment is on the rise in Australia and in many places around the world. Among those featured in a video released by Professional Footballers Australia is Awer Mabil, who was born in a refugee camp in Kenya to South Sudanese parents. “There’s a lot of journeys behind the jersey, so to be a Socceroo
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