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Sportshour: Refugees Welcome

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"Refugees Welcome!"

05/09/2015 GMT

Refugees Welcome

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Germany, Europe's biggest economy, is often the preferred destination for those fleeing conflict. Whilst the debate continues in countries that make up the European Union, German football fans have been expressing their feelings by unfurling banners at many matches that simply read "Refugees Welcome". So what has caused this open support in stadia? We hear from German football experts Ronald Reng and Raphael Honigstein

Premier League Winners 2015/16 Revealed! 
What difference will all those transfers make to the coming months? Are we any closer to knowing who will be the champions? Can we do away with months of anguish, weeks of worry and days of uncertainty?  One man says yes! 
Well, maybe... We give you Doctor Raffaele Poli from the CIES Football Observatory a statistical research group in Switzerland. 

Settled in Seattle
The new American football season is nearly upon us as the 32 teams of the National Football League bid for a place at the Super Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks, champions in 2014 and runners up in 2015, have been one of the most consistent team in the league over the last few seasons, under the stewardship of head coach Pete Carroll. So how do you build a successful team? One man who knows is Carroll's personal assistant, Ben Malcolmson.

Playing With the Boys
"Playing With the Boys" is the title of a new book from 16 year old Niamh McKevitt. It tells her personal struggle to get the football authorities in England to change their rules on the age girls and boys can play together in a match.  Something she achieved, albeit at a personal cost as we found out when Sarah Mulkerrins visited Niamh and the rest of her team mates at Huddersfield Town Ladies.

Football at the Highest Level  
Peru has always played football at the highest level. In fact some teams play in excess of 11,000 feet above sea level! The effects of being at high altitude are considerable. The air is thin and breathing becomes laboured. So how do visiting teams counter the perceived disadvantage of playing at such a high altitude? Simon Parker has been to the country to see football in the cloud

Sporting Witness… the remarkable story of Iranian triple jump champion Faramarz Assef, who went on to become one of the country's most famous pop stars.

Photo: Borussia Dortmund supporters hold a banner prior to the German first division match against Hannover 96 (Credit: AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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