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vtan...aptan

danAs bats

wnnngthgma

sptust hggingathattntin

• wasftt itswnvis. Thfat
  thatthtunamntbgantways
  bf thpningmny ny
  a t thsnsthatits
  ntaybng.
  oympiftbamains
  qustinab,anightys.
  Thmptitinisa sw-bun,
  smwh btwna vpmnt
  stag ana mpt sishw.In
  fat,thg f anmnssan
  iffntvsfgavitasappiby
  thpatiipatingnatinspintat
  smthingntiys– shu
  ftbasimpybsappfm
  thoympiGams?
  Withthxptinf Spain,th
  eupantamswntinvst
  inth mptitin.Gmany’s squa
  in’tntaina singpay fm thi
  eu 2020 paty, whithitw mst
  xpinpays,Max Kusan
  MaximiianAn,havn’twn a sni
  apsin 2015 an 2014 sptivy.
  Thsutwas a pshwing in
  Japan:utassinthiutain-ais
  byBazi,with Ansntffin a 4- 2
  fat,thniminatbyIvy cast
  ina 1-1awfwinga naw 3-2
  vity againstSauiAabia.
  Atast th 2016 finaistswnt as
  amntabasthinighbusFan:
  withuthsinanmphnsiv
  ahing,thyxitGupA fwing
  havyfats againstbththhsts
  anMxi,vatingFnhhast
  anat fm.With 11 gasn


• m thananythtaminth
  mptitin– thipfman
  xabata misabsumm
  fFnh ftbaaftthishk
  unf 16 iminatinatth
  eupanchampinship.

Inth aftmath,vtanstik

An-PiGignapunpunhs.

“Itwas mpiat fm A tZ.Yu

havtsay ik it is,” saith Tigs

stik. “Wti,wgavvything,

butth ppnnts w ay,

tivyanphysiay. Whn

yun 11 gas,it’snt asy,

anwhavsnthattakingth

Gamssiusyisimptant.”

NnfMattGunuzi,Kyian

Mbapp,euacamavinga,dayt

UpamanHussmAua, a

igib,wpsnt in Tky.A tam’s

hanspnnth avaiabiityf

thibstpays.Buny’s chisW

fatuinNw Zaan’s ntun

tth quat-finasan Spain’s squa

inusixpaysfmeu 2020 ,

exhaust...Psnksths kns

fwnghs 7 3gamfthsasn

equas...Mk

oyazaba ssf

smastsSpan

WhatdoesOlympicfootballreally

represent?Whatdoesitmean?

Whoisitfor?

nughquaityttp Gupc aha

fegyptan ginthiway past bth

Ivy cast anJapaninth knkut

stags.

Butthfina,Spain’s fist sinth

2000 Syny oympiGamssiv

maagainst camn,was a stpt

fa.Pfigayinfnt f ga,a taitthat

asst thsnitamateu 2 020,

stukagain.Infist-hafstppag-tim

thyfbhinasMathuscunha

sizhishantgabth pn.

InBazi,th oympiutfitisa hafway

hustthsni tamanth

HthaBinstik,a quik,tw-

ftbak-t-gant-fwa,

mightwsvhaahTit’s

attakingnunum.

raSia’s Mikoyazaba

quais in thsnhaf,takingth

gamtxta-tim,butJain’ssi

ishthspanthunt-

attakthatwas aff thmbySpain.

othppnnts,inuingMxiin

thsmi-finas,hasatbak t absb

thpssu,butthSpanishw

pnan,inth 108th minut,

substitut Mam ainbhint

ntthBaziianwinnfmanaut

ang.Bythn,Spainwan

thift. MifiPiwas paying

inhis 73 mathfthsasn.

Tunamnttp gas

rihaisnwas n iffnt.H

fatuin 40 mathsf evtn

bf mbakingnanyssy t

patiipat in thWcup quaifis,

cpaAmiaanTkyoympi

Gams.Injustvtwmnths,

hpayin 20 itisanfu

mptitinsnth ntinnts.His

xpanatin?“I’mtainyazyf

ftbaanfthSelecaoshit.”

Hisattituanihwapv

thatBazi’sbsssinwithoympi

ghasntiminishaftri 2016 ,

a nsqunfthtunamnt’s

imptanin Suth Amia’sftba

utu.Smthntinntsasat

thvnthighy, butwhatTky 2 020

mnstatabva is thatoympi

ftbaquisa majthinkif

itwantst mainvantata.