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The Premier League may well be flying, but right now, English football is dying.
Leicester City’s win last year was unpredictable, which is why so many of us found it exciting.
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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 boys are back in town: (from top left) Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.
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The egos have landed, and they’re ready to rock.
A new hero for business leaders?
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Sam Allardyce may not have the immediate appeal of Ferguson, Mourinho or Guardiola, but his approach has serious value for execs.
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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.
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Biggest signing in football history aims to restore gloss to the sport’s biggest brand.
Who will you back?
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From football to the space race and folklore to the forest, here's why you should back the little guy.
In the pink? Betting companies have been on our screens in the hunt for gamblers.
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There were 1.39m gambling ads on television in 2012.
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The bizarre spectacle was the result of a coming together of several exceptional circumstances.
Not alone.
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Lionel Messi is not the first footballer to break financial laws and he probably won’t be the last.
The Wales team has more than just spirit.
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The beautiful game has been dominated by the best team with the worst historic record.
Wales have made the most of more opportunities for smaller teams.
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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.
On a knife edge. British sport faces uncertain times.
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The European Union has a deep, and maybe unbreakable reach into our sporting life.
Paul Pogba helps France beat Iceland 5-2.
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The marketing wizardry used by sports multinationals to sell these little round things by the truckload.
Gareth Bale thinks about physics.
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The science behind a successful set piece.
‘And he’s missed it’.
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Perverse mental processes take over when the chips are down. And there’s something you can do about it.
Jossie’s juveniles.
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Many clubs sign players as young children and make them agree to not play anything else. The evidence suggests they’re making a big mistake.
It all got a bit too much for Wales fan Jamie Collins.
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Football, cricket, athletics, rugby – whatever the sport, the tears are never far away, for both the stars and the spectators.
Trouble.
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English hooliganism may be on the decline but new research reveals worrying links with organised crime.
Bolivia midfielder Jhasmani Campos deflects a pass from Argentina forward Sergio Aguero.
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To celebrate 100 years of football’s oldest international competition, South American fans have flocked north, sticking two fingers up to Donald Trump.