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As the first woman to play in the virtual Bundesliga, Güldenpfennig aims to encourage more women to have the courage to play.”},{“title”:”Is Mo Salah the most underrated footballer in Premier League history?”,”duration”:”02:10″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/10/14/mohamed-salah-liverpool-underrated-premier-league-football-spt-intl-lon-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/10/14/mohamed-salah-liverpool-underrated-premier-league-football-spt-intl-lon-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211003192839-salah-tease-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/10/14/mohamed-salah-liverpool-underrated-premier-league-football-spt-intl-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”Mo Salah might arguably be the best Premier League footballer ever, but sport scientist Simon Brundish argues that he’s still being underrated and underappreciated.”,”descriptionText”:”Mo Salah might arguably be the best Premier League footballer ever, but sport scientist Simon Brundish argues that he’s still being underrated and underappreciated.”},{“title”:”FIFA fear recent abuse cases in women’s football are just ‘tip of the iceberg'”,”duration”:”04:27″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/10/14/joyce-cook-fifa-abuse-womens-football-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/10/14/joyce-cook-fifa-abuse-womens-football-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211011205010-20211012-womens-soccer-abuse-illustration-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/10/14/joyce-cook-fifa-abuse-womens-football-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”FIFA Chief Social Responsibilty and Education Officer Joyce Cook tells CNN’s Amanda Davies that the governing body fears recent abuse cases in women’s football are just “the tip of the iceberg.””,”descriptionText”:”FIFA Chief Social Responsibilty and Education Officer Joyce Cook tells CNN’s Amanda Davies that the governing body fears recent abuse cases in women’s football are just “the tip of the iceberg.””},{“title”:”Newcastle United: Nedum Onuoha talks ‘what next’ for Premier League club”,”duration”:”04:56″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/10/15/nedum-onuoha-newcastle-takeover-what-next-football-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/10/15/nedum-onuoha-newcastle-takeover-what-next-football-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211007101734-newcastle-united-crest-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/10/15/nedum-onuoha-newcastle-takeover-what-next-football-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”Former Manchester City player Nedum Onuoha talks to CNN about what Newcastle United players and fans can expect from the takeover of the club after his own experience at City.”,”descriptionText”:”Former Manchester City player Nedum Onuoha talks to CNN about what Newcastle United players and fans can expect from the takeover of the club after his own experience at City.”},{“title”:”Spanish legend Xabi Alonso returns to his roots”,”duration”:”02:38″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/10/05/xabi-alonso-real-sociedad-spain-world-cup-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/10/05/xabi-alonso-real-sociedad-spain-world-cup-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211005150531-20211006-xabi-alonso-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/10/05/xabi-alonso-real-sociedad-spain-world-cup-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”Former World Cup winner and Spanish legend Xabi Alonso spoke to CNN about his move into coaching at boyhood club Real Sociedad. 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