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Name: Daniel Campos (author name Francis Fields)
Nationality: Australian/Chilean
Currently living: Melbourne, Australia
Involvement in sports: Former professional/youth football player, now junior development coach
Favourite football club: Colo-Colo, Chile
Favourite football player: Alexis Sánchez/Lionel Messi
Favourite football coach: Pep Guardiola/Marcelo Bielsa
Most memorable football game: Australia v Argentina, 1993 (USA '94 World Cup qualifiers) or the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League final won by Liverpool against AC Milan.
First ever football game you watched: Australia v Israel, 1989 (Italia '90 World Cup qualifiers)
If you were a footballer, who would it be and why: I did play professionally myself, but I would have liked to follow the footsteps of Mark Bosnich. He was my childhood hero and he grew up in Australia and tried his fortunes in England as a teenager, as a goalkeeper. He was an outstanding goalkeeper playing for Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea.
Message under your shirt after scoring the World Cup winning goal for your country: “I told you so” – a message in the legacy of Australian football legend Johnny Warren.
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Frank Tigani
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Name: Frank Tigani
Nationality: Italian/Australian
Currently living: Madrid, Spain
Involvement in sports: Football, Tennis,
Favourite football club: AC Milan
Favourite football player: Kaka
Favourite football coach: Jose Mourinho
Most memorable football game: Milan 3-0 Manchester United Semi Final 2007 UCL
First ever football game you watched: Milan 4-0 Barcelona UCL 1994 Final
If you were a footballer, who would it be and why: Andrea Pirlo because he is absolute class in every way both on and off the field
Message under your shirt after scoring the World Cup winning goal for your country: For my Mother

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Saikat Mandal
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012 01:00 |
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Name: Saikat Mandal
Nationality: Indian
Currently living: United Kingdom
Involvement in sports: Football Journalist
Favourite football club: None, but I have a soft spot for Barnsley FC
Favourite football player: Zinedine Zidane
Favourite football coach: Jose Mourinho
Most memorable football game: Liverpool’s 2005 Istanbul night
First ever football game you watched: 1994 World Cup Final
If you were a footballer, who would it be and why: Guti – Fame, Glory, Genius, Stardom, Draconian Devil blend with Da Vinci
Message under your shirt after scoring the World Cup winning goal for your country: Why Always Me?

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Kieran Francis
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012 01:00 |
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Name: Kieran Francis
Nationality: Australian
Currently living: Melbourne, Australia
Involvement in sports: Football, AFL, Indoor Soccer
Favourite football club: Manchester United
Favourite football player: Paul Scholes
Favourite football coach: Sir Alex Ferguson
Most memorable football game: 2008 Champions League Final – Manchester United vs Chelsea (Moscow)
First ever football game you watched: 1999 Champions League Final – Manchester United vs Bayern Munich (Nou Camp)
If you were a footballer, who would it be and why: Mario Balotelli: Because I could pretty much do whatever I wanted
Message under your shirt after scoring the World Cup winning goal for your country: A picture of a kangaroo holding the World Cup trophy
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Paul Bastin
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012 01:00 |
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Name: Paul Bastin
Nationality: Australian/Greek
Currently living: Melbourne
Involvement in sports: AFL/football/cricket/basketball
Favourite football club: Collingwood/Liverpool/Melbourne Victory
Favourite football player: Tim Cahill
Favourite football coach: Brendan Rodgers
Most memorable football game: Australia vs Japan, 2006 World Cup
First ever football game you watched: South Melbourne vs Carlton - NSL 1997/98
If you were a footballer, who would it be and why: Joe Allen - not tall or overly quick, but a tireless worker and quality distributor in midfield.
Message under your shirt after scoring the World Cup winning goal for your country: G’day Glory
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Tim Collins
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012 01:00 |
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Name: Tim Collins
Nationality: Australian
Currently living: London, United Kingdom
Involvement in sports: Growing up in Melbourne meant that football (Australian Rules) cricket and golf were the main sports that I personally competed in before moving here to London in late 2011. Now that I'm here I play 5 a side football.
Favourite football club: Arsenal
Favourite football player: Thierry Henry
Favourite football coach: Arsene Wenger
Most memorable football game: A couple immediately spring to mind. The first occurred just recently (April 8, 2012) when I witnessed my first ever Arsenal home game at the Emirates stadium and saw my beloved Gunners defeat Manchester City 1-0. The second has to be the match between Australia and Uruguay in 2005 when John Aloisi scored the penalty that saw Australia qualify for the 2006 World Cup
First ever football game you watched: Chile vs Cameroon in 1999 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The game was a preliminary match for the 2000 Sydney Olympics
If you were a footballer, who would it be and why: Either Andy Carroll or Fernando Torres because I'd continually be missing sitters!
Message under your shirt after scoring the World Cup winning goal for your country: Lucky it wasn't a sitter!
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Shaun Moran
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012 01:00 |
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Name: Shaun Moran
Nationality: Australian/Irish/Italian
Currently living: Melbourne, Australia
Involvement in sports: Football, lndoor Soccer
Favourite football club: Juventus/Celtic/Liverpool
Favourite football player: Alessandro Del Piero
Favourite football coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
Most memorable football game: FIFA World Cup 2006 Semi-Final - Germany-Italy (0-2) / FIFA World Cup 2006 - Australia-Japan (3-1)
First ever football game you watched: FIFA World Cup 1994 Final - Italy-Brazil
If you were a footballer, who would it be and why: Andrea Pirlo - Finesse, style, composure, creativity and a football brain.
Message under your shirt after scoring the World Cup winning goal for your country: A picture of a kangaroo embracing a football.

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