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Soccer
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Head of women’s football Nadine Kessler says grassroots initiative Playmakers can empower youngsters, with an assist from The Incredibles’ Elastigirl -
The Fulham obsessive and star of the BBC comedy This Country talks to Ben Fisher about his love for the game
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The Premier League champions hit out at Uefa in their appeal to the court of arbitration for sport, saying: ‘Uefa has systematically breached its duty of confidence’ -
Emma Mitchell struck a superb long-range equalising free-kick for a 2-2 draw after her Spurs side were two goals down against Everton and had Rosella Ayane sent off -
News and features
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The Dutch centre-back would improve any team in the world
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In depth
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Trippier, Smalling, Lukaku and others are thriving in Europe -
Football fans are often in the news for bad behaviour, but has the atmosphere at grounds changed in recent years?
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The 100
Video
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There were echoes of Diego Maradona in the Philippines
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A new documentary looks at the life and career of Andrés Iniesta, from his difficult start at La Masía to World Cup glory
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Dele Alli has apologised for a video in which the Tottenham midfielder appeared to mock an Asian man and joke about the coronavirus outbreak
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Referee Alisson Furtado paused the game, despite the two teams already being on the field, to allow stadium workers to paint the correct markings on the pitch
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The break is staggered over two weeks, with eight teams playing on 8-9 February and the other 12 playing from 14-17 February
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Neil Critchley praised the first team's younger players for their 'remarkable' maturity after beating Shrewsbury
World football
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The new MLS club may have to drop the 'Inter' from their name
Opinion
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The Frenchman deserves more love at Anfield, writes Sachin Nakrani -
Fans were promised a world-class team at a world-class stadium. Sullivan, Gold and Karren Brady have failed on both counts -
A Van Basten-esque chest and volley – with the midfielder’s weaker foot – was a masterclass of instinct and execution
Regulars
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In today’s Fiver: Some choice bons mots, a maverick handball and more -
Jack Grealish and James Maddison to Old Trafford too? | Hakim Ziyech to Arsenal? | Carlos Vinicius to Liverpool? -
Catch up
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League Two club is behind with the rent and current owner is urging police to investigate the ‘financial conduct’ of the previous owners -
Pregnancy no longer means a footballer's title switching from athlete to mother -
As the sons of Pelé and Diego Maradona found out, it can be fraught filling a father’s lofty boots with Ianis Hagi the latest in the spotlight -
Barça are in a mess and Eric Abidal’s claim was too much for their talisman to take
Next generation
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Eidur Gudjohnsen’s son, the new Paul Pogba and Ansu Fati feature -
We select the best young first-year scholars at each top-flight team -
From Rashford to Tielemans, we check in on the initial players to be chosen for our Next Generation project -
The winger, who was part of the Guardian’s first Next Generation in 2014, talks about rebuilding his career after being released by Southampton
The big picture
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