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African footballers stranded around the world with crushed dreams
African footballers stranded around the world with crushed dreams

Al Jazeera | 6-minute read

An ode to England's most memeable footballer
An ode to England’s most memeable footballer

VICE | 5-minute read

Josh Gatt isn't giving up on soccer, even if soccer seems to be giving up on him
Josh Gatt isn’t giving up on soccer, even if soccer seems to be giving up on him

ESPN | 11-minute read

The making of Roberto Firmino, by his earliest mentors in Brazil

Yellow & Green Football | 6-minute read

The making, and remaking, of Adama Traoré
The making, and remaking, of Adama Traoré

The New York Times | 6-minute read

Meet Sophia Smith, the 19-year-old phenom who’s the future of NWSL and the USWNT

SB Nation | 7-minute read

How Manchester United signed their first ever foreign player, Nikola Jovanovic
How Manchester United signed their first ever foreign player, Nikola Jovanovic

FourFourTwo | 7-minute read

Why Arsenal star Per Mertesacker is happy to leave football
Why Arsenal star Per Mertesacker is happy to leave football

Der Spiegel | 16-minute read

Brother, I have some stories to tell
Brother, I have some stories to tell

The Players’ Tribune | 13-minute read

Dirk Schlegel and Falko Götz: The East Berlin footballers who fled from the Stasi
Dirk Schlegel and Falko Götz: The East Berlin footballers who fled from the Stasi

BBC | 16-minute read