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Watmore follows Beckham & Pele with UN speech

Published by BBC Sport on September 27, 2026 at 8:43 AM ET

Former Premier League forward Duncan Watmore swaps the matchday dressing room for international diplomacy after addressing delegates at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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