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Simon Stone May 24, 2019 0

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Man Utd 1999 Treble: Near misses, determination & ‘pure luck’

BBC | 8-minute read

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Alessandro Nesta: the final breed of calcio’s impeccable central defender

These Football Times | 9-minute read ... read more

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On Dulwich Hamlet and community football

Howler Magazine | 6-minute read ... read more

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How Suarez and Cavani were shaped by Salto

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How Johan Cruyff reinvented modern football at Barcelona

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The day Zlatan trolled England

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Taribo West: Championship Manager legend

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Paul Konchesky

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Superclásico exposed soccer’s ugliest side

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How Ajax’s golden trio performed on an historic night

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The Austrian club revitalised by England

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How long can Messi avoid Father Time?

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Lucien Favre: Bringing BVB back to their best

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The night Bale tore Inter apart

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Argentina, the country that loves football too much

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The Hudson River Derby

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Qatar on course for its improbable World Cup

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3 thoughts: ATL United v RBNY

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Idrissa Gueye powers Everton’s surprising defense

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Teams

How Iraq’s unlikely 2007 Asian Cup victory united a troubled nation

Footy Analyst | 15-minute read

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Aidan Williams May 13, 2019 0

Teams

Argentinos Juniors: The ‘Argentinean Ajax’ where Diego Maradona emerged

BBC | 8-minute read

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Martin Mazur May 12, 2019 0

Culture

A dying craft, made to order

The New York Times | 6-minute read

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Raul Vilchis May 7, 2019 0

Managers

Mauricio Pochettino at Southampton: the 16 months that saw the Saints become the Premier League’s entertainers

These Football Times | 14-minute read

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Luke Osman May 6, 2019 0

Teams

Inside Ajax: how to become the world’s greatest talent factory

FourFourTwo | 10-minute read

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Andrew Murray May 5, 2019 0

Teams

What a Premier League title would mean to Liverpool

ESPN | 30-minute read

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Wright Thompson May 1, 2019 0

Players

Why Eden Hazard’s buttocks are the secret to his success

The Telegraph | 6-minute read

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Sam Dean April 30, 2019 0

Teams

The miracle of Atlanta: Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Football Chronicle | 14-minute read

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Karan Tejwani April 29, 2019 0

Players

The ballad of Irene González

Howler Magazine | 4-minute read

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Nick Dorrington April 27, 2019 0

Managers

How Klopp got to the Kop

Eight by Eight | 9-minute read

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Raphael Honigstein April 24, 2019 0

Culture

How WhatsApp changed football

FourFourTwo | 14-minute read

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Nick Moore April 23, 2019 0

Culture

One love

Eight by Eight | 7-minute read

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Chris Salewicz April 20, 2019 0

Players

Noughty Boys: Steven Gerrard played football the way we all wish we could

BBC | 6-minute read

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Tom Victor April 18, 2019 0

Teams

The Underdogs from Porto: A tale of 2004 Champions League success

Footy Analyst | 15-minute read

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Michael Gallwey April 16, 2019 0

Culture

The most important soccer game ever played

The Ringer | 35-minute read

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Daniel Harris April 13, 2019 0

Culture

After being deported, two former Maryland soccer stars started over in El Salvador

NBC News | 9-minute read

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Camilo and Kervy Montoya-Galvez/Robles April 12, 2019 0

Players

The artist’s boy

The Blizzard | 20-minute read

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Leo Verheul April 9, 2019 0

Players

Massimo Bonini: The Juventus dynamo who became San Marino’s greatest

The Gentleman Ultra | 16-minute read

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Somnath Sengupta April 8, 2019 0

Teams

Dulwich Hamlet: The improbable tale of a tiny football club that lost its home to developers – and won it back

The Guardian | 30-minute read

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Tom Lamont April 8, 2019 0

Players

Francesco Totti was the eternal player in the Eternal City

MUNDIAL | 20-minute read

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Sam Diss April 7, 2019 0

Culture

What is a club for? Athletic, Sociedad and the hunt for Basque identity

FanSided | 10-minute read

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Paul Hyland April 6, 2019 0

Managers

The idealist

Time on the Ball | 25-minute read

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Thore Haugstad April 5, 2019 0

Agents

The double agent

Josimar | 35-minute read

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Lars Johnsen April 2, 2019 0

Players

Ronaldo’s ex-best friend and teammate Fabio Ferreira: Portugal’s lost talent

Bleacher Report | 10-minute read

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Marcus Alves April 1, 2019 0