Palestine’s national men’s team would benefit from a shared fan base.
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The two football-loving nations are also political allies with a shared history.
Manchester City on the Premier League winner podium.
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City have become ‘hybrid monsters’, who can play with any formation and any player combination and still consistently challenge for European honours.
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Being on the same pitch as superstars like Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi signalled both the scale of this achievement and the tough task ahead for a game with a troubled history in Australia.
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Sport has long been an unsafe place for LGBTQ+ players, but Jake Daniels’s coming out could change things for men’s football.
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The way we talk about football reinforces the idea that the men’s sport is the norm, and women’s the exception.