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    Australia aim for beach soccer glory

    Thursday, October 29, 2009

    Forget the casual game of beach soccer on a public holiday amid beer-filled eskies and sizzling snags, the Australian men's team are going for international glory.A 12-man Australian squad has been named to travel to Dubai in November for the FIFA beach soccer World Cup Asian qualifiers.South Australian football development officer Airton Andrioli, hailing from the home of beach football in Brazil, has been named head coach of the side.Despite his Brazilian heritage Andrioli has only recently fa ...

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