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Look through the Spain line-up that won the 2010 World Cup Final, or the Barcelona side that clinched the Champions League at Wembley a year later, and you’ll find only one name who’s still playing fo

Ronaldinho saunters into the Camp Nou lounge an hour late, all perma-smile, high fives and hugs for any of the loitering Barcelona employees. That smile isn’t suppressed by the prospect of four hours

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Woltemade’s move to St James’ Park came out of the blue, a bit reminiscent of his emergence for both Stuttgart and the German national team. A product of Werder Bremen’s youth setup, the 23-year-old h

It has been a quarter of a century since Norway last appeared at a major international tournament, but their fleet of top-class forwards are leading them out of the footballing wilderness

T here is a story that is told by Alexander Isak’s youth coach at AIK, Elias Mineirji, about the first time he saw the youngster train with the first team. Appreciating that it was a big step up for I