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Daily Mirror
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Neil Moxley

Ex-Man Utd coach takes swipe at FIFA after helping Australia into World Cup last-16

Rene Meulensteen serenaded the Socceroos into the last 16 - and then took a swipe at FIFA.

Manchester United ’s former assistant boss took out the mic and blasted out a corrupted version of ‘Sweet Caroline’ to get Graham Arnold’s men in the mood. And then the Aussies upset the form book and dumped out the Danes thanks to Mathew Leckie’s goal-of-a-lifetime.

Dutchman Muelensteen, who spent six years by Sir Alex Ferguson’s side as his assistant at Old Trafford, took his time before choosing his moment. He said: “When you are a newcomer, you have to do an initiation, right?

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