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18/12/2015: Adelaide United star Awer Mabil poses with a soccer ball in a park in Adelaide. Mabil was born at the Kakuma refugee camp in northwest Kenya before migrating to Australia. He is the face of Barefoot to Boots, launched by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop earlier this year. The charity is looking to expand to Syrian refugees in Turkey. James Elsby/The Australian

Go, go, Mabil

AWER Mabil’s rise to Socceroos status is destined to feature as a perfect example of a FIFA World Cup rags to riches story — if he can cement his spot and Australia makes the cut for Russia next year.

EPL
SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 22: Bailey Wright of Australia in action during the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 Group B match between Cameroon and Australia at Saint Petersburg Stadium on June 22, 2017 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Wright keen to follow Mooy’s path

SOCCEROOS defender Bailey Wright’s Premier League dream is alive, insisting he can lead unfancied Bristol City to a Huddersfield Town-style fairytale.

Football
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28:  Jackson Irvine of the Socceroos controls the ball during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between the Australian Socceroos and United Arab Emirates at Allianz Stadium on March 28, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Irvine under the spotlight

SOCCEROO Jackson Irvine will have the eyes of the English soccer world on him when he turns out for Burton Albion against Birmingham City on Saturday.

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