RUNNING out onto the pitch at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah to play for Australia in their opening match of the Qatar 2022 finals against defending champions France this month must have seemed a world away for Aaron Mooy this summer.
The midfielder was without a club after leaving Shanghai Port in China and was training by himself at a local park near his home in order to keep in shape. He was uncertain about what the future held and fearful that his personal predicament could cost him dear in the long term.
