Henrikh Mkhitaryan (R) of Arsenal vies for the ball against Tottenham Hotspur’s Jan Vertonghen in March 2019.
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Arsenal’s Armenian star will not travel to Baku in Azerbaijan for the clash with Chelsea – and nor will many of the clubs’ fans.
Michael Oliver and his wife were sent vile threats after sending a player of during the recent Arsenal defeat to Leicester.
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It’s no wonder so many referees are quitting their jobs.
Bolton. Going down?
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Not all footballers are millionaires. Some have to fight for their earning rights.
Stéphanie Frappart during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 match at the De Grolsch Veste, Enschede.
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Stéphanie Frappart’s Ligue 1 appointment is well deserved, but the reasoning behind it seems bregruding.
Carlton’s Sarah Hosking in action in the 2019 AFLW grand final.
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The AFLW has come a long way in a short time. But amid calls for even faster expansion, more games and a longer season, it pays to remember that in footy you shouldn’t go too hard, too early.
England winger Jadon Sancho taking on the Czech Republic.
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England’s national team are playing a blinder. Here’s how they take it to the next level.
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Football is supposed to be the ‘people’s game’, but the English Premier League is easier and cheaper to follow if you are a fan of a club based in London or the prosperous southeast.
A Birmingham City fan is led off the pitch after attacking Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish during a match.
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A series of attacks by fans on players recently raised the spectre of a return to the bad old days of the 1970s and 1980s.
Brendan Rodgers left Celtic at a crucial point in their campaign to win the ‘treble treble’.
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Compared to its English neighbour, Scotland is a much more complex case, and it’s all about history – and money.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after beating Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League on March 6, 2019.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s has revived one of sport’s most revered brands. Here are some reasons for his leadership success.
If children enjoy sport, they’re more likely to continue to play over a lifetime.
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Be careful before you rush your kids into so-called “talent identification” sports programs – you might be putting a whole lifetime of enjoyable exercise at risk.
During Super Bowl LIII, will Atlanta’s long struggle for racial equality be highlighted or glossed over?
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The country’s ‘Black Mecca’ is hosting the Super Bowl. With the NFL’s national anthem controversy still lingering, this creates an undeniable paradox.
Hakeem Al-Araibi’s case has become a crucial test of world football’s commitment to human rights.
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FIFA can act quickly and decisively for its sponsors. Now it must act for the human rights of one of its footballers.
The former Manchester United player has a special place in the club’s history which boosts his leadership qualities when dealing with players.
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Having a huge emotional connection to the club and its fans means Solskjaer could lead Manchester United more effectively than Mourinho.
Britain’s greatest sportswriter at the Football Writers’ Association tribute night in 2018.
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No ordinary sports writer: Hugh McIlvanney was one of the greats of 20th century journalism.
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Rumours that West Ham’s Marko Arnautovic is heading to China in a multi-million pound deal are a classic symptom of the transfer window.
Katrien Meire is the chief executive of Sheffield Wednesday. She was formerly was the chief executive of Charlton Athletic.
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Why are there so few women in the football boardroom?
Global Sport Industries and the Reconfiguration of the Future Image.
Why has professional sport become the lens through which so many young men in the Global South are redefining their future?
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Some football bets are 50 times more harmful than others.
Tottenham’s Kieran Trippier has been struggling with a persistent groin problem.
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Elite football teams that do not have a winter break lose on average 303 more player-days per season to injuries than those teams that do.