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

Coventry City have been here before. In 1967, Jimmy Hill’s Sky Blues won the Second Division and were promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history. Lifelong innovator Hill took the u

Rugby World heads to the French Riviera to visit the four latest English expats trying to become Toulon legends

For the first time in 17 years, Tottenham actually won a trophy – a first European trophy since 1984, no less. That they did it in the same season as their lowest league finish for 47 years made it al

La Rochelle have sold out the Stade Marcel Deflandre for 109 games in a row. It’s a must-do experience, providing you can get a ticket…