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Alvarez on Player of the Season award and the Club World Cup
Julián Alvarez was voted by the Atlético de Madrid fans as their best player of the year. The Argentinian attacker talks about his debut season at the club and discusses their ambitions ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup.
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