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Episode 58 Ian MorrisWelcome everybody to episode 58 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners and the soccer public of the Illawarra, Australia, Barcelona, Paris, Richardson and elsewhere around the World who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the great people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages.Ian Morris is our interviewee in episode 58. Born in 1972 and growing up in Windang, Ian was initially keen on playing rugby league like his school mates but his parents decided against this and he started playing soccer for Warilla Wanderers Junior Soccer Club in 1979. Ian played at Warilla, where his Mother and Father were involved on the Committee, until the end of the highly successful 1987 season. In addition to playing for Warilla during this period, Ian additionally played school soccer and a couple of years of representative soccer with Illawarra.From 1988 through to 2013 Ian played senior soccer with distinction in the Illawarra with the University of Wollongong, Wollongong Olympic, Wollongong Wolves, Illawarra Lions, Albion Park, Dapto, Albion Park White Eagles, Kiama (where he was player-coach for a season in 2006) and Gerringong. And through this time Ian has had an amazing array of coaches and developed lifelong friendships, which developed him as a player and as a person.Ian’s journey was extremely fascinating and an absolute pleasure to record, he is a man who made decisions on where to play based on family, education, vocation and what was right for himself. It was such an honour to spend time recording with Ian, my appreciation and respect go out to him for driving all the way up from his home on the South Coast to record this podcast in Balgownie. And a quick thank you to Ian’s mate Fotho for initially setting up this interview for me, I appreciate the continued support people give this podcast. Please enjoy episode 58!