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Given that uncle Rigobert Song and cousin Alex Song had competed at the highest level of football for teams like Barcelona, Liverpool, and Arsenal, playing round ball seemed to be the most likely path to success.
He did, in fact, enjoy playing football with his friends at first. But a very different game transformed the little Cameroonian boy's head. League of rugby.
#rugbyleague
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