It brings people together, irrespective of their nationalities, cultures or beliefs.And here in Australia, people are using the sport to build social cohesion - and SBS Audio is telling 12 of those stories through its series, Beautiful Game Changers.One of them is Labin Gurung, who arrived in Australia from Nepal as a student in the mid-1990s.He helped establish Sagarmatha Football Club in south-west Sydney, a place where newly arrived Nepalis could find connection and belonging.“We try to accommodate them, we help them in finding jobs Now she is helping create pathways for the next generation.“I think the closest thing for me was Kathy Freeman, which I mean probably sounds so cliche, but you know, I guess being an Indigenous girl growing up there wasn't many people that look like me on television.”Today, Allira works with John Moriarty Football, helping deliver football and wellbeing programs to 5,000 children each week, including in remote communities.She says football can open the door, but only if children can see opportunity in front of them.“If there's representation and there's opportunity and there's pathways that really open the door and change perspectives.”Sulaiman Zandinan is a Yazidi refugee who now referees in Queensland’s top men’s and women’s state leagues.He was just 12 when the Islamic State group attacked his community in Sinjar.“They destroyed everywhere