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Power, precision and $30K 'boots': Inside the Powerchair Football World Cup

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SYDNEY -- When football "boots" cost $30,000 and your luggage is measured in tonnes, not kilograms, packing up to travel across the world for a tournament is no mean feat.

However, as France departed Sydney Airport for the long flight home, the national team added one more valuable piece of excess baggage to their haul: The 2023 FIPFA Powerchair World Cup trophy.