Soccer
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Four people who have worked closely with Maurizio Sarri explain what makes the manager so special as Chelsea prepare to face Spurs -
The Manchester United manager José Mourinho lamented ‘boys with great potential but who are lacking’ in his squad and said ‘our children are more spoiled than we were by our parents’
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Conmebol is lobbying Fifa to stage the World Cup every two years rather than every four, president Alejandro Domínguez confirmed -
News
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Defender talks of telling teammates to turn off the tap and being vegan
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Match previews
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Two wins in the past four games represent Cardiff’s best run of the season, so Everton will be have to be wary in order to continue their own strong set of results -
The playmaker Pascal Gross, who is fit again after almost three months out, could return for Brighton against Leicester -
Four years to Qatar 2022
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Super-rich state determined to defy doubters as it presses on with preparations for 2022 but being in Doha for a few days prompts scepticism -
The workers from some of the world’s poorest countries are being paid a pittance to deliver the football dream of the world’s wealthiest per capita state -
Spaniard is seen as central to the emirate’s efforts to improve the national side in time for the 2022 World Cup -
Tom Jenkins checks out the preparations and take in a Qatar Stars League game
Video
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Thousands of fans turned out to support their side before the second leg at River Plate
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The Ivorian finished his career playing for Phoenix Rising in the second division of Major League Soccer
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England fought back to qualify for the semi-finals of the Nations League as Jesse Lingard and Harry Kane scored late goals in a 2-1 victory over Croatia
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From coaching in Italy's lower leagues to winning the Premier League with Leicester City, a look back at Claudio Ranieri's managerial route to Fulham
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'The people who don’t understand football analyse football is with stats. I don’t go for stats.'
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For the first time ever the Argentinian rivals are competing for the Copa Libertadores, South America’s most prestigious club trophy
World football
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Our cartoonist reflects on a tumultuous week in Australian football, centred around the FFA AGM
Opinion
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From Leicester to Wolves, we check how the players are doing to see if they have a future at their parent clubs -
Andrey Arshavin has retired at 37 after three years in the Kazakh Premier League -
The competition has eclipsed an increasingly tedious Champions League group stage
Regulars
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In today’s Fiver: Claudio Ranieri, Ailsa from Home and Away, Thierry Henry takes responsabilité and more letters about odd refereeing -
Julain Weigl to Arsenal? | Rúben Neves to Juventus? | Miguel Almirón to Newcastle? | Tom Heaton to Leeds United? -
Catch up
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From Lilian Thuram’s son to Rodrygo and the ‘Croatian Neymar’ -
When each team in the league has scored and where they need to improve -
If Ben Purkiss has his way, the chief executive will fall short of surpassing Fidel Castro
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A small number of women watched an Iran friendly and a cup final but the head of the judiciary has said it is sinful for them to see ‘half-naked men’ play
On this site
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Weekend football countdown Premier League team news and Tottenham v Chelsea buildup – as it happened
Weekend football countdown: All the latest news, previews and buildup as if unfolded ahead of the Premier League’s return -
The big picture
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