When a country declares a public holiday simply to celebrate qualifying for a World Cup, you know you are dealing with a footballing culture that runs...
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In the strange, cruel mathematics of elite sport, Arsenal are about to experience two lifetimes in the span of a single weekend. On Saturday night in...
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The final whistle had barely faded and the debate began. Arsenal had pushed Paris Saint Germain to the very brink in that Champions League final, a co...
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The beautiful game can be brutally ugly when old rivalries catch fire. Just ask anyone nursing a broken heart in north London this Monday morning. Mik...
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Arsenal's wait for European football's grandest prize continues after a cruel penalty shootout defeat to Paris Saint Germain in tonight's Champions Le...
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The Puskás Aréna was a chamber of shattered dreams for Arsenal on Saturday night. A 1. 1 draw stretched into the relentless attrition of extra time,...
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On the shores of Lake Como, a footballing fairytale is unfolding that even its authors did not dare script. Mirwan Suwarso, the club's president, has...
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Declan Rice stood in the mixed zone at the Stade de France, still with the look of a man who had just been winded. His words, however, carried the wei...
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There is a cold, ruthless inevitability about Paris Saint Germain now that marks them apart from other great sides. For years, the accusation was that...
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There is no mercy in a penalty shootout. It strips the game of its patterns, its systems, its carefully rehearsed rituals, and hands the verdict to ra...
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