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

ARSENAL Now or never for Arteta? ...

Nick Bidwell looks ahead to the upcoming Europa League campaign

Nick Bidwell on the runners and riders in the fifth edition of UEFA’s newest club comp

The afternoon sun is beating down outside the Saitama Stadium, as the latest child positions themselves at the top of a water slide, then gleefully hurtles down into the pool below. There’s a buzz of

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