All posts tagged "Soccer"
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/ 9 hours agoHow Morocco became a burgeoning football superpower
With its clay terraces, the ochre-coloured Stade El Harti in Marrakech’s bustling Gueliz district is a venue that neatly demonstrates the...
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/ 1 day agoHow Merseyside became America’s 51st state
Beyond the dust of Liverpool’s dock road and the huge lorries rolling in and out of the city’s port, the glass...
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/ 2 days agoIntroducing the most dangerous pass in football
A sharp, anxious intake of breath, followed by a round of applause that carries a mixture of quiet admiration and, more...
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/ 3 days agoMykhailo Mudryk doping test ‘a dagger to the heart of Ukrainian football’
It was only six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when, on a balmy September evening in eastern Germany, I came...
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/ 1 week agoMan City 1 Man Utd 2 – Amad’s genius, Nunes’ errors and Amorim’s set-piece problem
Amad scored a brilliant late winner in the Manchester derby shortly after earning the penalty that had put Ruben Amorim’s team...
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/ 1 week agoIs football in Saudi Arabia getting any better?
We are five minutes into the last big Saudi Pro League match before the competition takes a month off for the...
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/ 1 week agoMikheil Kavelashvili used to play for Manchester City. Now he’s Georgia’s far-right president-elect
It was an April’s day in an era when Manchester City were still playing at Maine Road and a visit from...
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/ 1 week agoWhat Ruben Amorim can expect from his first Manchester derby: Vomit, hostility and a proper rivalry
Ruben Amorim has faced a range of clubs during his first six games as Manchester United head coach, from Arsenal in...
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/ 1 week agoLamine Yamal’s trademark trivela: Dissecting the Barcelona star’s work of art
It is a piece of skill Lamine Yamal is making an art form — and yet another reason the 17-year-old is...
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/ 2 weeks agoSaudi Arabia 2034 World Cup explained: Why FIFA’s awarding of the competition is controversial
In 10 years — give or take six months — the 2034 men’s World Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia....
