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

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Hearts could be about to create more drama in Scottish football and overturn the Old Firm, says Simon Barnes

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

Football has long been a cherished and integral part of Boxing Day festivities in Britain, a tradition stretching back to Victorian times. For many, the association between the sport and the holiday s