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From Sharapova to the Brownlee brothers, 2016 has given us one step forward to one step back.
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The scene of Chile’s proudest football triumphs is also a monument to some of its darkest days.
Presenting personalities.
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There are 16 contenders for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award… But who is the best athlete?
Ronnie Macdonald
Scottish football faces challenging economic conditions, but shows how a focus on fans offers a different way forward.
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Red is the colour of life, of danger and of good luck.
The presidents and commissioners of major sporting organisations such as the International Olympic Committee and FIFA have all been men.
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Women are still grossly underrepresented as chairpeople, directors or chief executives of international sporting bodies, to the great detriment of those sports.
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Brazilian football club Chapecoense were en route to their first Copa Sudamericana final when their plane crashed, killing all but six on board.
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Football is becoming an increasingly important weapon in Britain’s soft power arsenal.
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Jock culture has often stopped people talking about abuse.
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English and Scottish football players are set to defy a FIFA ban by marking Armistice Day on the pitch.
Rainbow laces have become a symbol of football’s struggle against anti-gay prejudice.
EPA/Tal Cohen
Recent data on football’s homophobia problem met with both optimism and pessimism. What’s really going on?
Young footballers dream of places far away and are ready to migrate at all costs.
Uroš Kovač
What do the concepts like ‘cheating’ and ‘performance enhancing’ mean to young African footballers?
Cristiano Ronaldo heading a football.
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A single session of football heading can temporarily impair memory. So what does that mean for children with developing brains?
Controversial football star Luis Suarez is well known for his bad behaviour on the pitch.
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Bending the rules can sometimes benefit a team so why should we discourage it?
West Africans who play professional football in Poland rest at halftime. Warsaw, Summer 2016.
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Many talented African footballers follow the exodus to Europe’s football leagues. But many are stuck in the lower leagues, without the glory and wealth they dream of.
The power behind the ball.
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How the much maligned masters of the modern game would benefit from regulation.
Sam stung.
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Sam Allardyce was tackled over third-party ownership of football players. But what is it and why does it matter?
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The beautiful game has never seemed uglier. But it also can bring joy and togetherness, even to the most desperate.
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Why is England incapable of producing the same sort of intelligent and inspiring football coaches as its rivals?
Could video kill the football star?
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The price of greater accuracy might be to damage fans’ enjoyment.