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Der Kaiser
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Der Kaiser

Keir Radnedge pays tribute to Germany's greatest-ever player, Franz Beckenbauer

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March 2024
Afcon Tug Of War
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Afcon Tug Of War

Moving the Africa Cup of Nations to the start of 2024 has presented players and coaches with a headache

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December 2023
Bobby Dazzler
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Bobby Dazzler

Keir Radnedge pays tribute to the legendary Sir Bobby Charlton

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6 mins  |
December 2023
Football on the Falklands
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Football on the Falklands

Re-establishment of the league gives football a boost on the South Atlantic islands

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December 2023
The long road
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The long road

Encouraging signs for the long-term future of the Chinese game in its post big-spending era, as Shanghai Port lift 2023 league title

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December 2023
Cano fires Fluminense to Libertadores glory
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Cano fires Fluminense to Libertadores glory

Argentine striker helps Fluminense lift their first-ever Copa Libertadores crown, while LDU Quito win the Sudamericana

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December 2023
"We are building a project"
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"We are building a project"

Democratic Republic of Congo's head coach looks ahead to the AFCON finals

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December 2023
6 of the best Ones to watch in Ivory Coast
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6 of the best Ones to watch in Ivory Coast

Mark Gleeson picks out some of the stars to keep an eye on at the 2023 AFCON finals

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December 2023
"There is so much more to come from me"
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"There is so much more to come from me"

Victor Osimhen is one in a long line of stellar Nigerian centre-forwards, but in many ways he is altogether unique. Oluwashina Okeleji sits down with the Super Eagles goal machine ahead of Nigeria's quest to win AFCON 2023

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December 2023
Serie A update
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Serie A update

The first impression is that the usual suspects of Internazionale, Milan and Juventus will battle it out for this season’s Scudetto

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December 2023
Ligue 1 update
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Ligue 1 update

PSG’s transition has presented both Monaco and Nice with genuine, albeit long, shots at the title

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December 2023
Bundesliga update
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Bundesliga update

Many were expecting Kane to be only focused on goalscoring. Instead, they have a complete leader of the line

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December 2023
La Liga update
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La Liga update

Few players have taken to the Bernabeu with such authority, and fewer still at 20 years old

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December 2023
Premier League update
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Premier League update

How far can “Ange-ball” take Spurs?

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December 2023
A tale of two clubs
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A tale of two clubs

Mostar, the unofficial capital of Herzegovina, is a city divided by history, nationality, religion and football -

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December 2023
A brave new world
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A brave new world

Saudi Arabia's takeover of world football continues apace with the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup

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December 2023
Prime location
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Prime location

How Morocco became the destination of choice for African football

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6 mins  |
December 2023
Amine Gouiri
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Amine Gouiri

French-born forward switches international allegiance to Algeria on eve of AFCON 2023

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December 2023
Ajax
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Ajax

Dutch giants are in disarray with one crisis following another

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4 mins  |
December 2023
Chasing paradise
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Chasing paradise

Bobby Charlton spent his career pursuing his own football idealism

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3 mins  |
December 2023
Roy of the Rovers brought to life
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Roy of the Rovers brought to life

Bobby Charlton was a genius on the pitch and a gentleman off it

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December 2023
Omer Atzili
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Omer Atzili

The Israel international becomes the first Jewish Israeli player to join an Arab club

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October 2023
Santi Cazorla
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Santi Cazorla

The Spanish magician returns to his hometown club to finally fulfil a lifetime ambition

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October 2023
KI Klaksvik
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KI Klaksvik

The first-ever team from the Faroe Islands to compete in the group stage of a European competition

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October 2023
AFCON 2023 finalists confirmed
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AFCON 2023 finalists confirmed

The final nine slots for January's tournament in the Ivory Coast have been filled amid earthquake tragedy

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October 2023
"I will be thankful to Hungary until the end of my life"
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"I will be thankful to Hungary until the end of my life"

Hungary's Italian coach discusses his adopted home, rejection in his birth country, and a possible future in England

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October 2023
"I love playing here and I've found a home"
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"I love playing here and I've found a home"

After coming through the academy at Watford, Jonathan Bond arrived at LA Galaxy in January 2021 via Reading, West Brom and seven loan spells. A former England Under-21 international, the 30-year-old goalkeeper is now enjoying life in Major League Soccer

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October 2023
'NO SUCH THING AS A FRIENDLY'
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'NO SUCH THING AS A FRIENDLY'

A landmark victory, a record-breaking teenager, and controversial substitutes - World Soccer turns the clock back 20 years to an infamous friendly between England and Australia

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October 2023
Infantino brought back down to earth
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Infantino brought back down to earth

Luis Rubiales affair calls time on the best half-year of the FIFA boss' presidency

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October 2023
And then there were four
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And then there were four

Brazilian clubs continue to dominate the Copa Libertadores, with three out of four teams making the 2023 tournament's semi-finals

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October 2023