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The Fifth Floor: For the love of football

What does football mean to people in Kenya, Argentina and Iran? Three ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service journalists share their experience

Why is football such a universal language? Three ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service journalists and football fans - Matias Zibell Garcia, Pooria Jafereh and Njoroge Muigai – explain what the game mean to their audiences in Argentina, Iran and Kenya, and look ahead at the summer season. Plus, Tamara Ebiwei from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Pidgin on why Nigerian players have to learn a new national anthem.

Produced by Alice Gioia and Caroline Ferguson.

(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich)

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