Fft’s mission: infiltrate the ballon d’or

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

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Saudi dominance dented

A new European era begins

Growing up in Glasgow during the 1950s, just a few square feet of grass could feel like Hampden Park. Not far from his family home in the impoverished neighbourhood of Milton, a young Kenny Dalglish w

At a glance, the young pianist appears frozen in time, a still portrait quite at odds with the dancing carnival of sound that fills the KKL Luzern. The months pass by, and February’s ebullience bows t