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Europe Today: EU Sports Commissioner on Euronews as biggest-ever World Cup kicks off
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The much anticipated FIFA World Cup kicks off today, bringing together some of the world's biggest footballers for a month of matches. We speak exclusively to Glenn Micallef, the EU Commissioner for Sports to hear the Brussels view on one of the most political World Cups to date.
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