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A Target Too VAR?
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A Target Too VAR?

Is there something wrong with VAR? I don’t mean a quibble or two about the way it operates. I mean the whole idea of this elaborate set-up of additional referees and a bank of monitors that spew out replays at all speeds from all angles.

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June 2019
Ahmad's CAF Is Biggest Basket Case In Football
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Ahmad's CAF Is Biggest Basket Case In Football

With apologies to Lewis Carroll, the never-ending stream of bizarre events within African football might well be termed “Ahmad Through the Looking Glass”.

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August 2019
Cynical Algeria Deserved Their Victory
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Cynical Algeria Deserved Their Victory

The Final of the Africa Cup of Nations was a disgrace, a game settled by a freakish second-minute goal and then systematically spoiled by Algeria.

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August 2019
End Of The Dream
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End Of The Dream

The Champions League is already over for the best team in Europe’s worst league

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6 mins  |
August 2019
Diego Maradona
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Diego Maradona

Seeking a rebirth in Mexicos second tier

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2 mins  |
October 2018
Andre Onana
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Andre Onana

Cameroonian keeping the faith at Ajax

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October 2018