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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Football Fern Annalie Longo hanging up boots after 20 years
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:04:18
	Publish Date:		2025-12-01 04:32:00
	Description:		After nearly 20 years at the top, Football Fern Annalie Longo is hanging up her boots after tomorrow's game against Australia. Longo made her senior debut as a 15-year-old and has played more than 140 times for the Football Ferns including at five World Cups and four Olympic Games. The timing of the midfielder's decision to retire was part of New Zealand Football's planning towards the 2027 Football World Cup. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.
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