World Cup Fever

by Liz Deep-Jones on 18 June 2010

This is a time when people from all walks of life, cultures and political persuasions get together to support their national team in the biggest sporting event on the planet.

The World Cup is the pinnacle and it’s every footballers dream to lift the World Cup as champions and Lucy Zeezou is no different. She dreams of playing for the Matildas at the Women’s World Cup but she has a lot of hard work ahead of her and must reach many short term goals before she reaches her dream. Does she stay on course?

That’s always a test in life. When we have a target to reach it gives us a purpose but it’s also easy to sometimes move off track and lose sight of the target. Lucy is tested by her close friend and former team mate, Max but she doesn’t realize that she also has very strong feelings for him. Another character though comes into the mix and tests their relationship.

Max also dreams of World Cup glory but for him it’s more than a trophy, it’s the chance of a new life … a life off the streets and a chance for independence. This is the power of football … the beautiful game!

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Liz Deep-Jones

Liz Deep-Jones established herself as a journalist and presenter on SBS TV's premier nightly sports program, Toyota World Sports. Her warm and bubbly personality made her an appealing and favoured celebrity by the viewing public. Liz has secured many high profile and memorable interviews during close to 20 years of media coverage in Australia, including the likes of Socceroos coach Graham Arnold, Prince Albert of Monaco, IOC President Jacques Rogge, Margaret Whitlam, Lleyton Hewitt, Pat Rafter, Ian Thorpe, Anthony Mundine and George Gregan. Career highlights also include, reporting on the 1998 Football World Cup in Paris and breaking stories on the plight of female athletes fighting for Water Polo's place as an Olympic sport in Sydney 2000. Liz also met her idol, Nelson Mandela while chasing a story about the indigenous community's threat to protest during the Olympics in Sydney. Liz recently produced the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards - the 'Deadlys' - held at the Sydney Opera House for SBS TV. She's also worked on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Current Affairs program, Living Black as a journalist. Liz has also judged at the prestigious 2005 Walkley Awards.In her role as UNICEF Australia Ambassador, Liz has hosted many charity events, donning shin pads and boots in celebrity soccer and cricket matches - facing the likes of Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Glen McGrath and Graham Arnold. She's also hosted and supported events for the Starlight Foundation, Variety Club and Randwick Children's Hospital. Liz has hosted many events including executive panels for Optus Networks events for close to four thousand staff in Sydney and Melbourne. She's also the voice for an Australian Open tennis highlights show which was broadcast internationally during the popular Grand Slam in January 2007.