Let’s kick off blind football week! ⚽️
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• Spain are considered pioneers of blind football having played the sport since the 1920s.
• At the Paralympics, four outfield players are almost or fully blind and they wear eyeshades. Goalkeepers can be sighted or partially sighted.
• Brazil has wo gold at every Paralympic Games since it was added to the Programme at Athens 2004.
• Eight teams will play for the podium at the @paris2024 Paralympics. Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Japan, Morocco and Türkiye.
• The Eiffel Tower will be the backdrop for all @paris2024 blind football matches.
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