Club of David Beckham and Lionel Messi finally get their hands on the MLS Cup

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Had qualification for the World Cup been decided by population, Spain would only just have made it for the past seven tournaments. Ranked 31st by that metric, they lag behind Myanmar, Sudan and Colomb

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Some players break records, others break the internet. Neither was ever going to be enough for Neymar da Silva Santos Junior though – he had to break the transfer market too. Economists could chart th