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Ronaldinho saunters into the Camp Nou lounge an hour late, all perma-smile, high fives and hugs for any of the loitering Barcelona employees. That smile isn’t suppressed by the prospect of four hours

Lionel Messi is this year’s new Maradona, the most exciting teenager in world football, the star shining brightest in a Barcelona team that’s now rivalling Real Madrid’s Galacticos status. Who says so

Look through the Spain line-up that won the 2010 World Cup Final, or the Barcelona side that clinched the Champions League at Wembley a year later, and you’ll find only one name who’s still playing fo

GLOBAL FOOTBALL SINCE 1960

It has been a quarter of a century since Norway last appeared at a major international tournament, but their fleet of top-class forwards are leading them out of the footballing wilderness

These days, the name Santiago Bernabeu brings to mind Real Madrid’s stadium rather than the man it is named after