From childhood fanatic to Socceroos coach, Ange Postecoglou has had a long, successful and often complicated relationship with the beautiful game, as a new biography reveals.
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As the first Australian to manage an English Premier League team, Ange Postecoglou is used to being underestimated. But he’s seizing opportunity, and is about to be taken a lot more seriously.
