What happened to the beautiful game? | #ajshorts
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Has football lost its soul? From Pele’s “Joga Bonito” to billion-dollar World Cups, sky-high ticket prices and growing commercialisation, the game has changed. But stories like Cape Verde’s fairytale run show football can still be beautiful. Al Jazeera’s Rahul Pathak explains. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile
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