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The Socceroos midfielder Aiden O’Neill walked purposefully on to the podium for Australia’s final pre-tournament press conference in Vancouver with clear eyes, declaring he has been sleeping nine and a half hours a night in the lead-up to his side’s daunting World Cup opener against Turkey.
“They’ve been checking out the pillows, the sheets, everything, so every detail has been gone over,” he said of Australia’s preparation.
“Yeah, I think we’re all ready.”
Continue reading...Sources: The Guardian
