‘Giant of football’:Rasic the pioneer ‘frightened the life out of’ Australian rules
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‘Giant of football’:Rasic the pioneer ‘frightened the life out of’ Australian rules

The first man to take the Socceroos to the FIFA World Cup finals,Rale Rasic did more than anyone to raise the profile of the game in Australia - to the point where he had the VFL running scared.

  • byEmma Kemp

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Amputee's overhead goal wins Puskas Award

Amputee Marcin Oleksy wins FIFA's coveted best goal award for his overhead goal for Warta Poznan.