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Money can ruin things but it doesn’t have to following the success of England’s women at the Euros.
Graffiti by the artist J.Warx in Valencia, Spain.
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It may be soft power, but it still packs a punch.
Chelsea FC won the Champions League in 2021.
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An effort to protect clubs from going into administration.
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More cups, more goals, more money?
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New research shows that winners get to choose.
England manager Gareth Southgate gestures on the pitch during 2018 England V Switzerland friendly game.
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The images projected to fans of the sport have always been intentional. Here’s what they do to keep people onside.
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Chelsea and Manchester City have similar goals on and off the pitch.
On the occasion of a 2011 match between Portugal and Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Lionel Messi (right) show off a pair of high-end watches. The riches have only continued to flow in.
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A new study explores the how the celebrity and status of professional footballers in the “Big Five” European leagues can affect both performance and pay.
Chelsea fans protesting the ESL proposals as their club became first to withdraw from project.
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Two days after 12 of Europe’s leading clubs broke away to launch a new competition, they appear to be back in the fold.
‘I never miss a game.’
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The British prime minister has vowed to drop a ‘legislative bomb’ on the new proposals.
Fans feel the new European Super League is not about the tradition or love of the sport but simply about making as much money as possible.
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From the emergence of Premier League to Cricket’s newer formats, the history of professional sport is full of breakups.
The club recently saw off one of their biggest challenges in recent years.
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City can rest safe in the knowledge that should they win this season’s delayed Champions League competition, they will get the opportunity to defend the title next year.
In response to the Covid-19 epidemic, on March 12, Argentina’s Racing Club and Peru’s Alianza Lima played a match without the public.
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As the new coronavirus has spread around the world, sporting matches and events have been staged behind closed doors, postponed and increasingly cancelled outright.
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Incidents of racism have risen sharply but football institutions are failing to address the issue properly
Eric Cantona at the UEFA President’s award.
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Cantona was right to raise concerns about the future, says an expert on transhumanism.
Will the World Cup give Brand Russia a boost?
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Russian officials will be hoping that excitement about one of the world’s biggest sporting events generates some goodwill for the country.
Battle for the ball.
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Channel 4 could do for women’s football what it did for the Paralympics.
Game time.
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How to get the best result from a £1.1 billion bet on football.
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The beautiful game has never seemed uglier. But it also can bring joy and togetherness, even to the most desperate.
Beitar Jerusalem fans in action.
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Celtic and St Etienne are both in the dock with UEFA over fans waving Palestinian flags at Israeli teams.