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Martin Ødegaard was just 15 when he first trained with Arsenal. Now, at 24, he’s finally

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27 April, 2023

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“i was crying. my wife was crying. we’ve been through a lot”

J ack Wilshere is such a smiling character that it’s occasionally easy to forget how much of a competitor he is. Short in stature but not willpower, Wilshere was training alongside Thierry Henry at 14

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At 16, a national newspaper front page said i was on it wasn’t true. it changed the course of my life

Many kids come from council estates, but not many came from a council estate in Camden Town, when Britpop was at its peak. It was the ’90s, Oasis were huge and Noel Gallagher would go to the boozer wi

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The boy’s a bit special

Having already agreed to join Chelsea at the end of this season, Quenda could prove to be the Blues’ answer to Bukayo Saka – if the Portuguese winger is given the same trust and pathway. In the modern

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Surprise, surprise

For the first time in 17 years, Tottenham actually won a trophy – a first European trophy since 1984, no less. That they did it in the same season as their lowest league finish for 47 years made it al

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The inheritance

In wine, it’s never a given that the younger generation will take the reins from their parents. Or that it will run smoothly if they do. The 10 success stories that follow give an insight into some of the common challenges faced along the way

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Big dan big year

The room erupts. Not with cheers, but laughter. There are around 400 people at Gateshead’s Hilton Hotel, including Dan Burn, and a joke has just been cracked on the microphone at the defender’s expens

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“i was crying. my wife was crying. we’ve been through a lot”

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At 16, a national newspaper front page said i was on it wasn’t true. it changed the course of my life

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The boy’s a bit special