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Football Australia has inducted former Socceroo captain Craig Foster into its Hall of Fame. He's been honoured for his contributions to the sport, as well as being an advocate for player rights, multiculturalism, and social justice.

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00:00I think we all have a responsibility to give back, particularly former players, right?
00:06So the game gives us a life, it gives us, you know, everything that I have is because
00:10of the game of football and we shouldn't underestimate that.
00:14And that means that we have a duty to try and do everything that we can for the game,
00:17not to take away from it, not to take from it or out of it, but actually to put back
00:23as much as we possibly can.
00:24So that's all I and many other people and those who were on stage last night along with
00:28me have tried to do, whether it's in broadcasting or indeed player rights, you know, through
00:32the player rights, a union movement with the PFA or with all my amazing teammates.
00:38But look, I think it's just really encapsulates the incredible people that I've had the opportunity
00:43to work with over so many decades, whether it was on the field or off.
00:48You know, the Australian football is an extraordinary game.
00:52It also, I think, as the multicultural game always reminds me of the responsibility we
00:56have to fight for those values that Australia believes in.
00:59You know, we saw the social cohesion report come out just recently saying Australia still
01:03really supports our multicultural nature.
01:05I'm so pleased about that.
01:06And that is what the game is.
01:08And so, you know, at my age now, having played for the country and also broadcast for over
01:1420 years, you know, I'd like to spend most of my time trying to use the game to help
01:18Australia understand those principles and values that we believe in so much.
01:23Because when you look at football, sorry, when you look at Matilda's last night, or
01:26you look at the Socorros, or you look at every field around Australia on every single weekend,
01:31you'll see the face of Australia.

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