Best of 32 teams in 2014.
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From 2026 there will be more teams, more matches - and more tickets sold.
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There are three ways to manage promotion to the top flight. Let QPR, Blackpool and Burnley guide you through the choices.
Olympiakos dominate Greek football’s top flight.
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Predictable results and unresolved corruption scandals are a serious issue for the future of the Greek game.
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Stories of financial mismanagement in football have become all too common. Where is the outcry?
Lennon in action.
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Help with psychological issues for elite performers is not about reacting when problems bubble to the surface.
Kelvin MacKenzie in 2012.
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Kelvin MacKenzie’s controversial article on footballer Ross Barkley was notable for a lack of basic checks. This tells us more about power dynamics in newsrooms than the competencies of sub-editors.
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It’s not all about United and City – sport defines Greater Manchester, boosts the economy and is essential to the overall health of the region.
The game is changing.
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Is it time the Premier League developed an on-demand, Netflix-style football watching service?
A fast-paced soccer game in Zambia.
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Getting involved in sports-based projects offers young Zambians a sense of community and helps them to build new support systems.
Is Arsene Arsenal?
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The French manager brought flair and fitness to the home of football.
Lots of ground staff are on minimum wage.
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The wealth bonanza enjoyed by top flight football clubs does not trickle down to many of their employees.
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Most businesses can ignore the long term effects of climate change. But not football clubs.
Lining up at Argentina 1978.
Scotland faces another exit at the World Cup qualifiers stage. Time for radical thinking.
Kosovo fans cheer as their team takes on Finland at a September 2016 football match.
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In Kosovo’s long struggle to gain international recognition of its statehood, football has helped the country achieve major goals.
Game time.
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How to get the best result from a £1.1 billion bet on football.
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There’s a good reason why Tony Blair and David Cameron were keen to boast about their footballing allegiances – Theresa May should take note.
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To what extent do hours of practice, development squads and role models really make a difference?
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Methods used to get athletes to their peak would be unacceptable outside of the stadium, but success papers over a lot of cracks.
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Does sport really improve young people’s development?
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Ten months after guiding outsiders Leicester to the Premier League title – arguably the greatest shock in the history of the English game – the club’s manager has been unceremoniously sacked.