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Mitchell Mann grew up with the dream of playing football at Wembley but will settle for snooker at the Crucible after earning a World Championship debut. The Birmingham-based 24-year-old locked in his place at the tournament with a nail-biting 10-9 win over Thai showman Dechawat Poomjaeng on Wednesday, in the final qualifying round at Ponds Forge.Now he awaits Thursdays first-round draw, when along with the likes of fellow qualifiers Ding Junhui, Peter Ebdon, Ali Carter and Graeme Dott, he will be paired with a top-16 seed. At the age of eight, he was diagnosed with Perthes disease - a condition that rots the hip bone - and had to give up footballing ambitions.But Mann found a passion for snooker thanks to dad Jeff, and the biggest win of his career secures a minimum £13,000 in prize-money, and a return to the venue where in 2007 he won Junior Pot Black.I used to play football when I was a kid and signed for Birmingham City - although Im a Villa fan, Mann said.I had some pains in my leg one day and we went to the hospital and had X-rays and they said it was growing pains. The pain never went away so we looked into it further and found out it was Perthes disease and Ive had to have numerous operations on my hip, and they told me I could never do high-impact sports again.When I was bored in the house one night, my dad took me to a local snooker club and Ive never looked back. I dont really follow the football much anymore - when you support Aston Villa, you dont want to be following that. Peter Ebdon has also qualified for this years tournament Mann will be the only debutant at this years World Championships and is relishing the opportunity of playing on snookers biggest stage.You cant argue, it is snookers Wembley. It doesnt get much bigger than the Crucible, so Im looking forward to it, he said.Im buzzing inside. I think I was always going to do some sort of sport and Im glad its snooker now with this kind of feeling.My dad has remortgaged his house about five times to keep me going. Also See: Photos Bet ￡5 Get ￡20 free Get Sky Sports Ty Jerome Jersey . - The New York Rangers have momentum, a unified locker room and Henrik Lundqvist. Jason Kidd Suns Jersey . Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton and Kole Calhoun all homered to help the Los Angeles Angels get their first win of the season with an 11-1 rout of the Houston Astros. https://www.thesunslockerroom.com/Steve-Nash-City-Edition-Jersey/ . With a win tonight, Buehrle will match Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka for the most wins in the majors with 11. Buehrle is 10-4 with a 2.32 earned run average, but has lost his last three starts, including a 7-3 setback at Yankee Stadium last Wednesday. Kelly Oubre Jr. Jersey . Its the second straight year he has decided not to play as he cuts back his schedule. Stricker was replaced in the field by Ryo Ishikawa of Japan. Shaquille ONeal Jersey . Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone dismissed Tuesdays massive anti-government protest in Manama as "a lot of kids having a go at the police." "I dont think its anything serious at all," Ecclestone was quoted as saying in The Guardian newspaper on Wednesday.Barcelona could head off the challenges from Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid and win the La Liga title on Sunday, Luis Enrique believes. The Catalans top the league on goal difference ahead of Atletico, who also have 85 points and are a point clear of Real. Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Enrique was confident Barca could wrap up the title this weekend with victory over city rivals Espanyol live on Sky Sports 2 at 3.45pm. Why not? We can do it. Only we can do it this week, he said.The objective we have in mind is to win our matches to be champions, because we are in control of our own fate. Watch how Lionel Messi helped Barcelona beat Real Betis on Saturday Key to Barcelonas title bid will be Luis Suarez.dddddddddddd The Uruguayan has scored 54 goals so far this season and is set to eclipse the goalscoring record of Cristiano Ronaldo to win the leagues golden boot and European Golden Shoe.However, Enrique dismissed the striker was aiming for individual accolades.Luis Suarez is focused on the teams objectives, and this will help him win the individual prizes. Barcelona forward Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring a goal On the derby itself, Enrique added the atmosphere at the Nou Camp would help inspire his players. He said: The challenge is very attractive. We are playing our last game at the Camp Nou in what I hope will be a great atmosphere. Barca fans understand the difficulty of the match and the challenge that lies ahead. Also See: Get Sky Sports Barcelona video Barcelona fixtures Barcelona stats Get a ￡10 free bet! ' ' '