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Billy Sharp isn't done just yet — photo: thenonleaguefootballpaper.comCULTURE

Billy Sharp isn't done just yet

Milan and Inter finally name their new stadium — photo: sports.yahoo.comMORE

Milan and Inter finally name their new stadium

He's shot 13 World Cups but isn't a football fan — Italian captain Franco Baresi is handed a runners up medal during the 1994 World Cup Final.
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He's shot 13 World Cups but isn't a football fan

England finally win a World Cup — Photo: Benh LIEU SONG via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)CULTURE

England finally win a World Cup

Brighton's secret weapon is a 34-year-old who won't rest — photo: goal.comCULTURE

Brighton's secret weapon is a 34-year-old who won't rest

São Paulo's title lands in the middle of an electionWSL

São Paulo's title lands in the middle of an election

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Could a fanbase actually crowdfund a football club?

Netflix just got the World Cup — photo: whats-on-netflix.comCULTURE

Netflix just got the World Cup

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The case that won't let this season breathe

Billy Sharp hangs up his boots — Billy Sharp applauds the Sheffield United fans after a game against Manchester City in 2023
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Billy Sharp hangs up his boots

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Fergie topped the spending charts just three times

David Silva isn't done after all — photo: manchestereveningnews.co.ukCULTURE

David Silva isn't done after all

Roger Bennett on leaving Goodison: it felt like grief — Photo: Brandonrush via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)CULTURE

Roger Bennett on leaving Goodison: it felt like grief

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Why Cape Verde's league trains at 4pm

The World Cup hero who wants his old life back — photo: nypost.comCULTURE

The World Cup hero who wants his old life back

Kieron Dyer's unlikely second act — photo: echo-news.co.ukCULTURE

Kieron Dyer's unlikely second act

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The truth about free-kick distances

The heart transplant, then the World Cup — Martyn Jackson poses with the Transplant World Cup trophy
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The heart transplant, then the World Cup

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The 15cm Trick That Rewrites Penalty Theory

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The case against biased co-commentators

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Why Messi never judged himself on goals alone

Real Madrid vs Juventus, 24 October 2013 Champions League — Photo: LauraHale via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)UCL

The private jet problem deciding Champions League finals

Football's new pitch: talk about the pain — photo: nytimes.comCULTURE

Football's new pitch: talk about the pain

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The countries where football is actually free to watch

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Why football stats on TV don't always add up

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Empty parks, full phones: why Italy's talent pipeline dried up

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De Zerbi is right: you cannot buy mentality in the transfer market

When the World Cup party got political — photo: The Athletic — FootballCULTURE

When the World Cup party got political

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Simulation light: why overreacting to contact remains a winning tactic

Newcastle United v Zulte Waragem, 2007 (2) — Photo: User:Responsible? via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)CULTURE

Michael Owen: the one player every fanbase ended up resenting

The González move nobody saw coming — photo: justwomenssports.comWSL

The González move nobody saw coming

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Cañizares says nobody wants Vinícius. He's missing the point entirely.

Ceferin's Super League comparison lands hard — photo: The Athletic — FootballMORE

Ceferin's Super League comparison lands hard

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Vini Jr., Espanyol, and why the simulation debate keeps coming back

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What makes a football match simulation actually realistic?

20121209 PSG-Juvisy - Team of Paris Saint-Germain FC Ladies — Photo: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)CULTURE

The quiet giant: why Marquinhos is one of football's great one-club trophy hunters