{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8117a15f-8452-4f0d-82cd-51fef88003e5/aba0e6d1-3c55-48bf-9195-8f4c0a89bead?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 3 - Legend of ANZAC: Australia's 1967 tour of Saigon | Why football gets sidelined during ANZAC commemorations","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610bcc5d7480758279971e70/610bcc673fa75300124effcd.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The Legend of ANZAC sits in the awareness of most Australians. But why is it that football seems to be left behind in the conversation, when the game has such a rich history with the ANZAC spirit?</p><p><br></p><p>John Didulica and David Davutovic are joined by Socceroos legend Ray Baartz and Victoria University academic and author Ian Syson to discuss:</p><ul><li>The Socceroos' 3-2 win over South Korea in the final of the 1967 National Day Tournament in Vietnam - Australia's first ever international football trophy</li><li>How the 1915 landing at Gallipoli created a national ritual and identity</li><li>The commercialisation of the ANZAC spirit, and how it has seen football relegated in celebrations</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Produced &amp; edited by Lucas Perry, Optus Sport.</p>","author_name":"Optus"}