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Europe’s most popular and valuable football leagues

Europe could probably be described as the capital of the football world. It’s in European countries that you find the most...

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Race for the top four in the Premier league

The Premier league season has reached the latter stages with just nine games remaining. Postponement has followed and when the action...

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The Best Champions League Performances Of 2019/20

It really is an unprecedented time at present, with major sporting events being postponed and cancelled around the world. Covid-19 is...

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When Metro Redux Launched on Nintendo Switch

In a much-welcomed move for Nintendo die-hards, the 4A Games finally released its most revered Metro Redux duo on the Nintendo...

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CAMP!NOU!!!!!!!! CONTROVERSIES

EUROPEAN SCENE IAN!MCFARLANE!REPORTS!ON!A!TUMULTUOUS!SEASON!AT!LA!LIGA!GIANTS!BARCELONA Big-hitter: Lionel Messi has a massive influence at Barcelona CONTROVERSY has abounded at Barcelona this season. Ernesto Valverde’s...

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THE!PRIDE!OF!THE!CHAGOS!ISLANDS

INTERNATIONAL SCENE MAT!GUY!REPORTS!ON!A!TEAM!PREPARING!FOR!THE!WORLD!CUP!-!AND!THEIR!WIDER!GOALS THE 3G pitch at Broadfield Stadium, Crawley, is teeming. Beneath the arc of the floodlights, myriad games and...

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/ 6 years ago

THE!TEAM!BEHIND THE!TEAM

GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT EXPERIENCED!NON-LEAGUE!PHYSIO!GAVIN!BLACKWELL CONSIDERS!THE!IMPORTANCE!OF!BACKROOM!!STAFF!AND THE!UNCERTAINTY!THEY!SOMETIMES!FACE… HAVING been involved in football for many years, I have worked for a number...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

TRENT COULD KOP!A NEW ROLE…

RISING STAR JACQUES!!LE-BON!!PONDERS!!WHETHER TALENTED!!LIVERPOOL!!FULL-BACK!!TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD!!WOULD!!BENEFIT FROM!!A!!POSITIONAL!!SWITCH… Bursting forward: Trent Alexander-Arnold has already proved his quality with Liverpool and, inset, England WHETHER...

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/ 6 years ago

IT’S!A!NUMBERS GAME

MIXING THINGS UP CHRIS!SERGEANT!EXAMINES HOW!SHIRT!NUMBERS HAVE!CHANGED!BEYOND !ALL!RECOGNITION… THE allocation of shirt numbers can be a source of consternation among footballing purists....

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/ 6 years ago

GORDON!ASTALL ENGLAND’S!OLDEST

BIRMINGHAM!CITY!FAN!KEITH!DIXON!REFLECTS!ON!THE!CAREER!OF!A!BLUES!HERO WHEN Ivor Broadis died in April last year, the accolade of being the oldest living England International footballer fell to...

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/ 6 years ago

BACK!TO THEIR!ROOTS

SOUTHEND UNITED IT’S!OFTEN!SAID!THAT!FOOTBALL!CLUBS!FORGET!ABOUT!THEIR!OLD!PLAYERS,!THE HEROES!WHO!ACHIEVED!GREAT!FEATS!AND!SPILT!BLOOD!FOR!THE!CAUSE.!LATE!TACKLE! REPORTS!ON!HOW!SOUTHEND!UNITED!ARE!ONE!CLUB!ATTEMPTING!TO!BUCK!THE!TREND… Big reunion: Former Southend players met up last March and, inset, Derek Spence, left, and Andy...

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/ 6 years ago

HOLLANDV BRAZIL -A!WORLD CUP!RIVALRY

CLASH OF THE GIANTS ROSS!KILVINGTON!LOOKS!BACK!AT!THE!CLASHES BETWEEN!TWO!OF!FOOTBALL’S!GIANTS… THE third place play-off at the World Cup is often seen as an afterthought, a...

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/ 6 years ago

WELCOME!TO! LATE!TACKLE

WE’VE all got our favourite memories of the FA Cup, haven’t we? It’s a competition that has meant so much to...

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/ 6 years ago

BUZZING!!BEES

BRENTFORD ON THE RISE LUKE!!PHELPS!!EXAMINES!!HOW!!BRENTFORD’S!!SHREWD RECRUITMENT!!HAS!!HELPED!!THEM!!CLIMB!!HIGH… BRENTFORD´S steady ascent up the Football League is one to be both studied and applauded....

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/ 6 years ago

BILL!GLAZIERSKY! BLUES!LEGEND

COVENTRY CITY KEVIN!HALLS!RECALLS!A!GOALKEEPER!WHO!WOWED THE!FANS!AT!COVENTRY!WITH!!HIS!BRILLIANCE… Standing tall: Former Coventry goalkeeper Bill Glazier at the Legends Parade at the Ricoh Arena in April...

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/ 6 years ago

RISING!TO!THE!! !CHALLENGE

STEPPING UP IN STYLE STUART!STEELYARD LOOKS!ATTHE! CLUBS!WHO!HAVE SHONE!ON!THEIR! ARRIVAL!IN!THE! TOP-FLIGHT!OF ENGLISH!FOOTBALL… THE prime objective of a newly promoted club in the...

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/ 6 years ago

RON!GREENWOOD FOOTBALL’S!FORGOTTEN GENTLEMAN

PROFILE MIKE!MILES!LOOKS!BACK!AT!THE!CAREER!OF!A!LEGENDARY!ENGLISH!MANAGER… Getting ready: England manager Ron Greenwood, left, and Geoff Hurst prepare the team for the 1982 World Cup and,...

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/ 6 years ago

THE!POWER OF!URUGUAY

SOUTH AMERICA DYLAN!KRAIN!EXPLAINS!HOW!THE!SMALL!SOUTH! AMERICAN!COUNTRY!PUNCH!ABOVE!THEIR!WEIGHT Star quality: Uruguay produce top quality strikers like Luis Suarez and, left, Diego Forlan IN LATE October...

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/ 6 years ago

SHOW!THE!CUP SOME!RESPECT

FA CUP IN CRISIS ROB!WILSON!LAMENTS!THE!WAY!THE!FA!CUP!HAS!BEEN!MARGINALISED!IN!THE!CHASE!FOR!MEGABUCKS THE first ever FA Cup final took place in 1872 at the Oval Cricket Ground. Wanderers...

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/ 6 years ago

YOU’RE!A!DISGRACE KLOPP

FA CUP IN CRISIS EXPERIENCED!JOURNALIST!JOHN!WRAGG SAYS!THE!LIVERPOOL !MANAGER’S!FA!CUP NO-SHOW!CROSSED!THE!LINE Stern-faced: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp at the 2-2 draw between his side and...

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