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![Going for Gold in Paris- There are plenty of candidates vying for the Olympic gold medal in the women's football tournament this summer](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/GQSlXM-3f1722340969533/crp_Womens-soccer-World-Cup-Nations-League-France-Herve-Renard-French-Football-Federation-soccer-goal-sports-World-Soccer-coach-FIFA-Paris-Olympics-Olympics-Paris-2024-Olympics-sports-football.jpg)
Going for Gold in Paris- There are plenty of candidates vying for the Olympic gold medal in the women's football tournament this summer
There are plenty of candidates vying for the Olympic gold medal in the women's football tournament this summer
![Face to face - Tom Sainfiet- The final goal is to reach the World Cup and write history - The Belgian coach speaks to World Soccer](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/f9EUVtk0_1722340100154/crp_Philippines-Gambia-domestic-league-World-Cup-Asian-Cup-soccer-goal-sports-World-Soccer-coach-World-Cup-qualifiers-FIFA-Tom-Sainfiet.jpg)
Face to face - Tom Sainfiet- The final goal is to reach the World Cup and write history - The Belgian coach speaks to World Soccer
The well-travelled Belgian coach speaks to World Soccer after taking charge of the Philippines-his 11th international coaching role
![Inter cruise to title number 20](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/qTEPLXERa1722343165820/INTER-CRUISE-TO-TITLE-NUMBER-20.jpg)
Inter cruise to title number 20
Simone Inzaghi's Internazionale shrug off all challengers before sealing the Serie A title in style against their biggest rivals
![HAT-TRICK HERO](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/MZmRR6D061722342717980/HATTRICK-HERO.jpg)
HAT-TRICK HERO
Ademola Lookman wrote his name into European football's history books with a hat-trick in the Europa League final
![GOING UP](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/DY8HA-UvM1722342398004/GOING-UP.jpg)
GOING UP
The story of Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres' career has been one of upward trajectory - and there's plenty more to come from the Sporting superstar
![Palau soldier on alone](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/NTfqwS2BV1722342280765/PALAU-SOLDIER-ON-ALONE.jpg)
Palau soldier on alone
The isolated Pacific nation faces a long and lonely battle to improve football on the island
![Brazilian clubs eye Copa number six](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/7YPc_iqtZ1722342078429/BRAZILIAN-CLUBS-EYE-COPA-NUMBER-SIX.jpg)
Brazilian clubs eye Copa number six
As the Copa Libertadores group stage concludes, a sixth consecutive Brazilian winner is looking likely
![AI Hilal sweep to another Saudi crown](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/Y12A4XZCT1722341958541/AI-HILAL-SWEEP-TO-ANOTHER-SAUDI-CROWN.jpg)
AI Hilal sweep to another Saudi crown
The first edition of the Saudi Pro League's glamorous new era ends with a familiar title winner
![Disasters brewing](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/r8plmpzy81722341691915/DISASTERS-BREWING.jpg)
Disasters brewing
There is still a long way to go in World Cup qualifying, but dysfunction reigns at Cameroon, Congo and Nigeria after four matchdays in the group stage
![Second round of World Cup qualifying underway](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/fkKBdHR2F1722341123374/SECOND-ROUND-OF-WORLD-CUP-QUALIFYING-UNDERWAY.jpg)
Second round of World Cup qualifying underway
Favourites perform largely as expected, yet Cayman Islands dominate the headlines
![PARIS'24](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/gYKn8sQdD1722340536558/PARIS24.jpg)
PARIS'24
This summer's Olympic Games marks the 100th anniversary of Uruguay's football victory at the 1924 Olympics, a tournament where the beginning of the sport's globalisation can be traced
![PHILLIPS' GOLDEN YEAR](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/e3mferSfV1722340238223/PHILLIPS-GOLDEN-YEAR.jpg)
PHILLIPS' GOLDEN YEAR
As Harry Kane wins the 2023-24 ESM Golden Shoe, Sean Cole looks back to the turn of the century to remember the last Englishman to win the award
![Record four in a row for City](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/gzdv1FGdz1722339932678/RECORD-FOUR-IN-A-ROW-FOR-CITY.jpg)
Record four in a row for City
Pep Guardiola's side sweep to unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title
![GREEK LEGENDS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/fMYEfXBJM1722339753567/GREEK-LEGENDS.jpg)
GREEK LEGENDS
Olympiacos become first Greek club to win UEFA trophy
![ATALANTA END LEVERKUSEN'S UNBEATEN RUN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/PTA5xt_8M1722339509407/ATALANTA-END-LEVERKUSENS-UNBEATEN-RUN.jpg)
ATALANTA END LEVERKUSEN'S UNBEATEN RUN
Atalanta lift the Europa League trophy by becoming the first team to beat Bayer Leverkusen in a year
![WEIGHT OF HISTORY GIVES REAL 15TH CROWN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/jRxZPwrPH1722339366015/WEIGHT-OF-HISTORY-GIVES-REAL-15TH-CROWN.jpg)
WEIGHT OF HISTORY GIVES REAL 15TH CROWN
Real Madrid's knowhow eventually overpowers determined Dortmund in Wembley final
![2023-24 SEASON REVIEW](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1755923/w0Loj3lU61722338242104/202324-SEASON-REVIEW.jpg)
2023-24 SEASON REVIEW
VIOLENCE OVERSHADOWS TURKISH TITLE RACE
![Never Say Never Again](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/WWCt0wPfa1708591714421/crp_NEVER-SAY-NEVER-AGAIN.jpg)
Never Say Never Again
Bayer Leverkusen are determined to shake off their tag of perennial runners-up
![The Last Days Of Roma](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/s_DteCcbC1708592279448/crp_THE-LAST-DAYS-OF-ROMA.jpg)
The Last Days Of Roma
How Jose Mourinho's time in the Italian capital came to an end
![Opponents then friends: Beckenbauer and Cruyff](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/3vr6mT_ZK1708596731833/OPPONENTS-THEN-FRIENDS-BECKENBAUER-AND-CRUYFF.jpg)
Opponents then friends: Beckenbauer and Cruyff
Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff’s relationship defined an era of football
![THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/ZoeaSY2-I1708596509194/THE-FIVEYEAR-PLAN.jpg)
THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN
RB Leipzig's as successful strategy to build a women's team as their men's is right on schedule
![New-look Ulsan ready to defend title](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/u5SUAqUlL1708596424323/NEWLOOK-ULSAN-READY-TO-DEFEND-TITLE.jpg)
New-look Ulsan ready to defend title
The reigning K-League champions have rebranded since last season and are the team to beat yet again in 2024
![Messi set for MLS spotlight](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/ydGe-FtzH1708593523511/MESSI-SET-FOR-MLS-SPOTLIGHT.jpg)
Messi set for MLS spotlight
The Argentine and his Inter Miami team-mates will dominate the MLS headlines in a big year for North American football
![Champions League knockout rounds begin](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/wnS7mPOcw1708592531407/CHAMPIONS-LEAGUE-KNOCKOUT-ROUNDS-BEGIN.jpg)
Champions League knockout rounds begin
The last 16 has already begun, with the quarter-finals soon to follow
![Hannes Halldorsson](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/24CBeSDda1708592073945/HANNES-HALLDORSSON.jpg)
Hannes Halldorsson
The former Iceland goalkeeper looks back on his proudest moment in football
![CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023-24 KNOCKOUT ROUND PREVIEW](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/g4Wi1XxQU1708590532605/CHAMPIONS-LEAGUE-202324-KNOCKOUT-ROUND-PREVIEW.jpg)
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023-24 KNOCKOUT ROUND PREVIEW
Turn over now for Nick Bidwell's comprehensive team-by-team guide
![Ventforet Kofu](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/TDS4HDU1h1708590285526/VENTFORET-KOFU.jpg)
Ventforet Kofu
Japanese second-tier side advance to Asian Champions League knockout rounds with a second-string team
![Luigi RIVA (1944-2024)](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/EzeGIWBw11708588455907/LUIGI-RIVA-19442024.jpg)
Luigi RIVA (1944-2024)
The great Luigi \"Gigi\" Riva was an old-fashioned sort of football hero, a superstar goalscorer loyal to an unfashionable club who turned down a relentless stream of offers from the giants of Calcio.
![O Profesor](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/iVsPF-yTq1708588190606/O-PROFESOR.jpg)
O Profesor
Mario Zagallo, the Brazilian \"Professor\" who won four World Cups as a player, manager and assistant coach
!['The concept of the attacking libero suited me down to the ground'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5163/1603859/HTUmYd-ys1708588109038/THE-CONCEPT-OF-THE-ATTACKING-LIBERO-SUITED-ME-DOWN-TO-THE-GROUND.jpg)
'The concept of the attacking libero suited me down to the ground'
In tribute to Der Kaiser, we re-visit some of Franz Beckenbauer's quotes to have featured in World Soccer interviews over the years