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How a Facebook advert changed a life and the look of a sport

BBC Sport Tuesday, 27 August 2024
How a Facebook advert changed a life and the look of a sportPhoebe Schecter had watched two Super Bowls and found them both "boring" before a move to the UK sparked an unlikely NFL career
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