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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

New Morocco coach Vadid Halilhodzic reflects on the poor quality of his local-based players

“They lack speed, power and tactical awareness. When you compare someone like [Achraf] Hakimi to these players, it’s like watching two different”
“I used to pray for Saturday fixtures so I could go to the Formula 1 on Sunday. It was private jets all over the place. It was crazy”

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, who won three successive Bulgarian league titles as coach

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