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==Early life and career==
Mussabini was born in [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]], [[London]] of [[Syrian]], [[Turkish people|Turkish]], [[Italian people|Italian]] and [[French people|French]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jenkins|first=Simon P. R.|year=2005|title=Sports Science Handbook: A-H|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXWrkV9A_KoC&pg=PA163|publisher=Multi-science Publishing|page=163|isbn=0-906522-36-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=The New York Times|title=OLYMPIC GLORY IN 'CHARIOTS OF FIRE'|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9802E2D61138F936A1575AC0A967948260|accessdate=27 August 2010|date=25 September 1981}}</ref> He was the son of Aline (Farcat) and Neocles Gaspard Mussabini.<ref>
Mussabini played [[billiards]] to a high standard and reported on matches as a sports journalist during the winter months. In 1897 he co-authored a technical book on billiards and began writing articles for a billiards journal. In 1902, he became its assistant editor and later the joint proprietor and editor. In 1904 he wrote a two-volume book on the technicalities of billiards. He was also one of the top billiard referees.
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