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Jurgen Klopp: The fist-pumping genius who turned Liverpool’s dreams into reality PaywalledJames Pearce, Simon Hughes·The Athletic·Jan 2024Jürgen KloppLiverpool
The inside story of Inter Milan’s victory over Barcelona, a Champions League tie that changed modern footballMiguel Delaney·The Independent·Oct 2019BarcelonaChampions LeagueInter MilanJosé MourinhoPep Guardiola
Barcelona’s Generation ’87: When Messi, Cesc and Pique killed the competition at La MasiaAndrew Murray·FourFourTwo·Mar 2018BarcelonaCesc FàbregasGerard PiquéLionel Messi
How Iceland’s Two Managers Built Its Greatest Team EverBrian Blickenstaff·VICE·Jun 2016Heimir HallgrímssonIcelandLars Lagerbäck
The forgotten story of … Carlos Kaiser, football’s greatest conmanRob Smyth·The Guardian·Apr 2019BrazilCarlos Kaiser
Soccer’s Greatest, Most Improbable TriumphDaniel Harris·The Ringer·Jan 2019USMNTWorld CupWorld Cup 1950
Manchester United’s mad 1999 trip to Australia: all-nighters and dirty Dwight Down UnderAndy Mitten·FourFourTwo·Jul 2019Manchester United
The Best Women’s Soccer Team in the World Fights for Equal Pay PaywalledLizzy Goodman·The New York Times·Jun 2019USWNT
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