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New W-League Offers Hope
Aussie 2023 World Cup bid receives boost
Whirlwind Rise
The Small Skinny Teen With Spindly Legs Is Now The Future Of Barcelona’s Midfield
Gregg Berhalter
Shock defeat to Canada ramps up the pressure on USA coach.
Bob Bradley: 'I'm Not Afraid Of Any Challenge. I've Gone Places That Other People Wouldn't Have Gone Near'
The former USA and Egypt coach’s trailblazing career took him to Norway, France and the Premier League before a successful return to MLS
Lionel Messi: 'I Want To Win The Champions League Again'
After being presented with a record sixth ESM Golden Shoe, the Barcelona star sat down to talk frankly about his life and career.
Long Road To Wembley
A record 47 countries enter 2021 Euros
Hitting New Heights
Following his summer move to Real Madrid, the pressure on Eden Hazard is greater than ever
Romelu Lukaku
Inter striker highlights Italian football’s ongoing problems with racism
Ansu Fati
Barca teen in demand ahead of Under-17 World Cup
Unbeaten Ukraine Keep It Tight
With Europe’s joint-tightest defence – like Belgium, they have conceded just one goal so far – Ukraine are unbeaten in five games and have only failed to score once: in their opening game when they held European champions Portugal to a goalless draw.
Andriy Shevchenko - “Modern Footballers Need A Lot More Intelligence”
Ukraine’s coach talks about the challenges he is facing in the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign
Spending Hits New Heights
Spain had hit the billion-Euro mark before the madness had even really begun.
Mallorca Back In Business
Wild celebrations as Balearics club returns to the Spanish top flight
End Of The Dream
The Champions League is already over for the best team in Europe’s worst league
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.
Big Guns Go Out
The decision to expand the field to 24 teams met with much scepticism, but the first knockout stage delivered a raft of upsets and thrilling contests to give the tournament a much-needed injection of excitement after a relatively sterile group phase.
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”.
Algeria Claim Top Prize
Mahrez and his team-mates triumph over Senegal in Cairo
The Anfield Colossus
Liverpool’s Dutch defender has a strong case to be seen as the world’s best player in 2019
Rapinoe Makes America Great Again
VAR played a key role in the Final as USA triumph in breakthrough tournament
Rafa Benitez
Former Newcastle boss taking on tough new task in China
Movers Make Waves In The Caribbean
The island of San Andres is home to a Colombian second-tier side
Luca Waldschmidt
Top scorer at Euro Under-21s
Jim Holden
Nowhere to hide for fairy-tale Sarri at Juventus
Keir Radnedge - The Insider
UEFA club battle on the horizon
Hosts Triumph In Rio
But there is still room for improvement.
Francesco Totti
Roma legend severs ties with Serie A club
Brian Glanville
THE VOICE OF FOOTBALL
The Backheel: Football's Space Craft
While you will be familiar with 3-4-3 and 4-2-4 and 3-5-1-1 and suchlike as ways of describing how a team plays, I don’t like this numbers game.
Tipping Point?
Record-breaking attendances suggest that this could be a breakthrough year