{"id":21545,"date":"2021-01-12T11:02:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T12:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=21545"},"modified":"2021-01-12T16:06:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T16:06:55","slug":"a-true-legend-socceroos-hero-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=21545","title":{"rendered":"&#039;A true legend&#039;: Socceroos hero dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tributes are piling in for Frank Arok after the former Socceroos coach died on Tuesday night at the age of 88.<\/p>\n<p>Arok led the Socceroos in 89 internationals and a highlight of his career was overseeing the national team at the 1988 Olympics Games in Seoul.<\/p>\n<p>His death, which came just eight days shy of his 89th birthday, was announced on the Socceroos&#x27; official Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Socceroos\/status\/1348927476223787009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Socceroos\/status\/1348927476223787009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former Socceroos Robbie Slater and Mark Schwarzer were among countless top figures in Australian football who took to social media to praise the man and coach Arok was.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobbieSlater17\/status\/1348932369038811138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobbieSlater17\/status\/1348932369038811138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/schwarzer_mark\/status\/1348947486627528704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/schwarzer_mark\/status\/1348947486627528704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Frank_Farina\/status\/1348930243738800128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Frank_Farina\/status\/1348930243738800128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many journalists also paid tribute to Arok.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caineyten\/status\/1348960578757218306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/caineyten\/status\/1348960578757218306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielGarb\/status\/1348930981697228804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielGarb\/status\/1348930981697228804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below are some special photos that capture the tremendous person and coach Arok was.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"8e6e96a7-8c8c-46cc-848b-8d782207be92\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/8e6e96a7-8c8c-46cc-848b-8d782207be92\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><img data-id=\"378d605e-ed3b-4a89-8a66-1305ef199c7c\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/378d605e-ed3b-4a89-8a66-1305ef199c7c\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><img data-id=\"f2686c55-0ea7-430a-b403-3c1b13de5824\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f2686c55-0ea7-430a-b403-3c1b13de5824\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><img data-id=\"23305f11-c201-4387-bdf3-afdd4f43c6e9\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/23305f11-c201-4387-bdf3-afdd4f43c6e9\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><img data-id=\"0d7092f1-ff27-4a42-80d0-28016513d040\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/0d7092f1-ff27-4a42-80d0-28016513d040\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true)\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"clicking here!\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Tributes are piling in for Frank Arok after the former Socceroos coach died on Tuesday night at the age of 88. 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