Ten players who could cause England problems in World Cup qualifying
England have been given favourable draws on their way to recent major tournaments and that has not changed for the 2022 World Cup. Poland will battle it out for top …
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Fans miss match days but clubs cannot take season-ticket cash for granted
It is typically around this time that football club marketers demonstrate some worth. Whether the season that is going on is good, bad or indifferent there is a constant: the …
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Sepp Blatter gets new six-year ban from football after Fifa investigation
The former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has been given a new ban of six years and eight months from football, the game’s global governing body has announced. The ban has …
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Police to question Slavia Prague’s Ondrej Kudela if he travels to Arsenal
Slavia Prague’s Ondrej Kudela is expected to be questioned over accusations of racist abuse against Glen Kamara if he returns to the UK for the Europa League quarter-final against Arsenal, …
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Asisat Oshoala inspires Barcelona to emphatic win over Manchester City
Manchester City’s hopes of advancing deeper into Europe were left hanging in the balance after they were viciously dismantled by Barcelona in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League …
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England hopes of glory do not rest in attack, even with all that talent
Unlock! Throw open the gates. Unleash the legions of nimble‑footed attacking midfielders. Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of Gareth. This has been a common note in the wider …
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Johnny Dumfries obituary
It was Johnny Dumfries’s good fortune to be born into the Scottish aristocracy, as a descendant of Robert the Bruce and the heir to the marquisate of Bute. It was …
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