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TWO OF THE MOST VALUABLE FEET ON the planet are burning. It’s a stifling mid-June afternoon and Erling Haaland, the superstar Manchester City striker from Norway who looks like Thor but sometimes cele

On a sweltering summer night at the Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, the date of December 6, 2023 became etched into Palmeiras’ history. The Verdao sealed back-to-back Brazilian league titles in the most d

Real Madrid are opening a new era with Xabi Alonso. The 43-year-old Basque played for the club between 2009 and 2014, and he knows it inside out. As a major former star of the club, he’ll be respected

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

FIFA Club World Cup

While some of Europe’s best young talents spent the summer in the US for the Club World Cup, there were plenty of other standout stars in action at the European U21 Championship, says Lukas Vrablik …