Players

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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

Million-pound madness
Million-pound madness

Eight by Eight | 9-minute read

Jimmy Butler and Neymar: A bromance among superstars
Jimmy Butler and Neymar: A bromance among superstars

The New York Times | 6-minute read

Lionel Messi's Barcelona debut: Oral history of those who saw him first, 15 years ago, vs. Espanyol
Lionel Messi’s Barcelona debut: Oral history of those who saw him first, 15 years ago, vs. Espanyol

ESPN | 13-minute read

R9: Ronaldo’s brief, magical time with Barcelona
R9: Ronaldo’s brief, magical time with Barcelona

These Football Times | 12-minute read

The hero who vanished
The hero who vanished

Sports Illustrated | 25-minute read

Jurgen Klinsmann at Tottenham, 25 years on: Dives, Maradona – and nearly dying
Jurgen Klinsmann at Tottenham, 25 years on: Dives, Maradona – and nearly dying

FourFourTwo | 16-minute read

The two sides of Diego Maradona
The two sides of Diego Maradona

The Ringer | 40-minute read