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Footballers & Jersey Numbers

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October 9, 2021

Footballers will do a lot to get their favourite number on their back. Reporter Max Merrill explains WHY they attach so much value to those digits right below their name and how they choose them!

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Sports Life — Overcoming Challenges with Sports

Everything we know about life can be found in sports: Success and failure, euphoria and despair. Sports Life tells stories from across the globe, where sports drives personal growth and changes lives.

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