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‘So much more than football’: Matildas midfielder Aivi Luik shaves head for brain tumour research

Australia’s Aivi Luik has her head shaved by New Zealand’s Rebekah Stott on the pitch at GIO Stadium.
Australia’s Aivi Luik has her head shaved by New Zealand’s Rebekah Stott on the pitch at GIO Stadium. Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images

The full-time whistle had long been blown on the Matildas’ win over New Zealand when the emotion of Tuesday night reached its peak.

On an empty pitch at Canberra’s GIO Stadium, players from both teams watched on in support as midfielder Aivi Luik’s head was shaved as part of a fundraising effort for brain tumour research.

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