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“To move, or not to move, that is the question,” wrote William Shakespeare. Well, not really. But it is the question that Australian football…
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Paul Williams is an Adelaide-based football writer. Specialising in Asian football, he writes about the beautiful game for a host of publications including Arab News and Football Today, and also co-hosts The Asian Game podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @PaulWilliams_85.
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