Rising stars

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The Australian-born Iraq international sits down with World Soccer to reflect on a football journey that has taken him from Sweden to Brighton to Kurdistan

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Get to know Wales fly-half LLEUCU GEORGE ahead of the 2025 Women’s World Cup

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As the Women’s Rugby World Cup arrives in the UK, Jodie Ounsley, 24, from Yorkshire, shares how she defied expectations – and why more women should give the sport a try