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Ranking each Premier League club for ‘dark arts’
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Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid survival and the soft superpowers behind his success
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From Drake in pink to ‘Blokecore’: How football shirts became fashionable
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Rodri is a symptom of a sport at breaking point – and we’re all to blame
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Payet, Bolasie and Depay — why are so many random European players heading to Brazil?
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Manchester City vs Arsenal: Handling Haaland, set-piece threat – and does Arteta need the three points?
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Mikel Arteta’s time at Man City and the training drill that transformed Raheem Sterling
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Aitana Bonmati exclusive: Barcelona’s Ballon d’Or winner tells it like it is
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Inside Mikel Arteta’s managerial mindset, with Arsenal’s former head of methodology
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Will Premier League players really go on strike?
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Explaining the lost generation of footballers who came after Messi and Ronaldo
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Birmingham City vs Wrexham: The EFL celebrity derby and a battle for U.S. fandom
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How do Premier League teams kick off games in 2024-25?
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Mauricio Pochettino aims to bolster belief as USMNT role takes him outside his comfort zone
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Ken Griffin chips in to fund record-breaking contract for new US men’s soccer coach
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