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As United and City go head-to-head in their first encounter of the football season, their rivalry reaches new levels on and off the pitch.
There are deep issues with the structure in which elite referees in England operate.
Change Agents: Establishing a national women’s football league
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Andrew Dodd talks to Susan Alberti and Debbie Lee about their fight to overcome prejudice and establish a national women's AFL competition.
Football isn’t what it used to be. In Australia, they don’t even know what football is actually called (it’s not soccer). But what’s even stranger is football has become very popular in countries that…
The Premier League may well be flying, but right now, English football is dying.
Turns out the English Premier League is a lot more unpredictable than Spain’s La Liga, which could be why it attracts so much funding.
The egos have landed, and they’re ready to rock.
Sam Allardyce may not have the immediate appeal of Ferguson, Mourinho or Guardiola, but his approach has serious value for execs.
Women’s football was introduced in the Olympics a staggering 96 years after the men’s event – and some sports still struggle with gender inequalities.
Biggest signing in football history aims to restore gloss to the sport’s biggest brand.
From football to the space race and folklore to the forest, here's why you should back the little guy.
There were 1.39m gambling ads on television in 2012.
The bizarre spectacle was the result of a coming together of several exceptional circumstances.
Lionel Messi is not the first footballer to break financial laws and he probably won’t be the last.
The beautiful game has been dominated by the best team with the worst historic record.
New formats, new nations, a new UEFA president and the legacy of a multi-venue event in four years time – Euro 2024 could be a very different beast.
The European Union has a deep, and maybe unbreakable reach into our sporting life.
The marketing wizardry used by sports multinationals to sell these little round things by the truckload.
The science behind a successful set piece.
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