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During the past 30 seasons, no club from outside the current top five leagues has won the Champions League… except Porto in 2004. The Portuguese side’s journey to glory remains the Champions League er

ust two seasons on from returning to his homeland, Masour Ousmane Dembele looks poised to be crowned as the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or – France’s sixth and, in a way, least likely recipient of

FLAMENGO 0FLUMINENSE 2 Campeonato Carioca, 1997 “My Flamengo debut was so special because it was against Fluminense, a classic rivalry, and making my debut at the Maracana was really thrilling. Unfort

You played for seven clubs across six different countries and captained your nation at two World Cups. What moments stand out from your career? What I appreciate most is that I left my mark at all of

The arrival of Xabi Alonso to the Real Madrid dugout adds intrigue to the La Liga title race

Two hours before I played for Nigeria at the Under-17 World Championship in Finland in 2003, our jerseys arrived. We had been waiting for our names to be printed on the back – when they came, we were