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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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Hearts could be about to create more drama in Scottish football and overturn the Old Firm, says Simon Barnes

Exploring the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member nations –and beyond

Coventry City have been here before. In 1967, Jimmy Hill’s Sky Blues won the Second Division and were promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history. Lifelong innovator Hill took the u