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"There's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with young Indian girls."
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"That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get to learn these skills. Now, it's on to whatever the next thing is I have to learn."

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"But I think it's also hard to get into soccer here. I think purely on a time level on television as well because of the ad breaks. It's something to do with that as well. You can't show a complete soccer match here. Which I kind of find a bit of an odd thing."

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"And of course in America you've got American football and baseball and all those other ball games, soccer has become a little niche that the women have kind of filled."
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