There is a particular type of chaos that only a fresh pair of legs can manufacture. It is not just the energy; it is the intent. When Bukayo Saka coll...
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There was a conversation over espresso in Milan that should have sent a shiver through the Scottish camp. Italy's failure to qualify for another World...
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The Ivory Coast national team can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Forward Elye Wahi, a man whose raw pace and clinical finishing have made him a...
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Let's get one thing straight from the off. Switzerland's performance against Qatar was not the sort that leaves you reaching for the superlatives. It...
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One week into the job and Thomas Tuchel is already throwing his weight around. It turns out the German manager has a sharp eye for detail that extends...
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The private world of Lionel Messi has rarely been pried open with such urgency. But as rumours swirled across the continent regarding the wellbeing of...
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There is a specific melancholy that clings to the World Cup for the neutral, a wistful ache for what might have been. John Brennan's confession to Goa...
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In an era where footballers are often portrayed as transactional mercenaries, drifting between clubs and cliques with little regard for the deeper bon...
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There is a peculiar melancholy threaded through today's dead rubber between Czechia and South Africa, a fixture that should have crackled with the ene...
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The noise around Declan Rice's availability for England's World Cup meeting with Ghana has been a quiet hum rather than a full blown alarm. Word from...
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There is a peculiar sadness that hangs over the 2026 World Cup round of 16 tie between Czechia and South Africa, and it has nothing to do with the sco...
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