The Political Football in Palestine
We visit Palestine to hear how football is being used to help their bid for statehood at the United Nations. Plus, the deadly diease that has it's links with Italian Football.
The Prime Minister of Palestine tells us how football has been used to help their quest for official international recognition.
We'll also be investigating why Gulf War veterans and Italian footballers - are more likely to suffer from the motor-neurone disease ALS?
We'll be hearing from a former Italy international who's now paralysed from the neck down after suffering from the ALS.
Plus, We explore the problems withe game in Italian - as the threat of a strike hangs over the start of the season - amid another match fixing scandal.
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- Fri 26 Aug 201110:05GMTBBC World Service Online
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- Sat 27 Aug 201101:32GMTBBC World Service Online
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