Ten years on from the Kosovo national team becoming FIFA members, their head coach looks ahead to their first-ever World Cup play-off

How did you become the assistant coach of Iraq last May? It was due to my connection with the manager, Graham Arnold. We worked together taking Australia to the last World Cup – Iraq approached him to

Few players have won as many major trophies as Marcelo – and his shirt collection is impressive, too. The Brazilian has welcomed FFT into his office in Madrid and is showing us the jerseys he gathered

You were already at Atletico Madrid when Diego Simeone became manager in 2011. How important was he to your career and the club generally? Diego Simeone was the first person who believed in me. He’s a

The ‘gateway to the West’ has for years become a relative sanctuary from the onslaught on Ukraine’s frontline. But the city and region’s long history has seen it at the centre of countless conquests

What was your first game? It would’ve been a reserve game around 1973 or 1974. My first proper match was someone like Stoke or Ipswich – it wasn’t a big club like Manchester United or even Everton. On