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Why Football is the World鈥檚 Game

Why has football becomes the world鈥檚 favourite team sport? Aasmah Mir asks why 鈥渟occer鈥� has developed such a huge following鈥�..

Why has football becomes the world鈥檚 favourite team sport? Aasmah Mir asks why 鈥渟occer鈥� has developed such a huge following. As the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Russia, Aasmah talks to players and fans across the world about the game鈥檚 accessibility, simplicity and unpredictability.

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