‘it’s not only about sig n i ng the star players’

EGYPT

The rise of Union Saint-Gilloise from the second tier to Belgian champions has been one of European football’s most remarkable stories of recent years, and their English centre-back has been at the heart of it

The lessons learned from the FIFA corruption case that rocked football

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One of the youngest top-flight coaches in the world reflects on winning the Ivorian league title and looks ahead to the future

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