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Soccer
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The former Manchester City captain tells Donald McRae about the ‘beautiful adversity’ of his new challenge at Anderlecht, racism and Brexit
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Joe Gomez and Jordan Henderson are to miss England’s final Euro 2020 qualifier in Kosovo on Sunday due to injury and illness, respectively -
Finland have qualified for their first-ever major finals with victory over Liechtenstein -
News
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The former Crystal Palace forward talks to Ed Aarons about his tough childhood
In depth
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Female freestyler and captain of Barcelona Women on the project expressing Messi’s career -
Liverpool’s full-backs and an evergreen striker make our XI
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Video
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Speaking after the game, Tammy Abraham said the fans' reaction was 'unacceptable'
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In a tweet the Swedish striker wrote: ‘I came, I saw, I conquered ... You wanted Zlatan. I gave you Zlatan. You are welcome’
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England become the first international team to play 1,000 matches when they play Montenegro. Here's a look back at memorable moments
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The docu-series follows the Argentinian footballing great as he heads to Culiacán, heart of the Sinaloa Cartel, to help the local Dorados team
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The forward scored 59 goals in 98 appearances, five of them coming at the 2010 World Cup, where Spain were crowned champions
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'I think we have to remind ourselves that he's achieved a lot since he's at Arsenal and he deserves a lot of respect'
Next generation
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Eidur Gudjohnsen’s son, the new Paul Pogba and Ansu Fati feature -
We select the best young first-year scholars at each top-flight team -
From Rashford to Tielemans, we check in on the initial players to be chosen for our Next Generation project -
The winger, who was part of the Guardian’s first Next Generation in 2014, talks about rebuilding his career after being released by Southampton
World football
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Arsène Wenger has taken up his first permanent role since leaving Arsenal
Opinion
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Our cartoonist looks at football’s dignified, private reflection over the annual weekend of remembrance -
Chelsea’s signing of the Matildas striker should herald a push towards further investment -
Like Brexit, whatever sensible arguments are made for VAR, they are swamped by the damage it has caused and we need time to reflect on what kind of football we want to see
Regulars
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Erling Braut Haaland to Manchester United? Olivier Giroud to join Borussia Dortmund? And Newcastle to loan Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka? -
Elis James and co on the England bust-up, the latest on Gareth Bale, Northern Ireland’s outside chance and being people’s dads without it being weird -
Catch up
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Donald McRae meets the 82-year-old former Man Utd player and coach -
Pep Guardiola is generally in one of three phases of engagement – we may now be in the third -
The defender on how Diego Costa created his nickname at Atlético Madrid -
Peter Reid, the former Everton midfielder, talks to Andy Hunter about champagne socialism, his toughest opponents and party time under Howard Kendall
The big picture
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