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The 100-hour war between El Salvador and Honduras is famous for starting with a football match – the truth is more complicated

The 100-hour war between El Salvador and Honduras is famous for starting with a football match – the truth is more complicated

A recent football match in Hong Kong has flared geopolitical tensions. A sell-out crowd was left disappointed when In…

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Copa 71: how the first women’s World Cup was erased from footballing history

Copa 71: how the first women’s World Cup was erased from footballing history

The young Gail Emms, who would later become world badminton champion, was great at sport. At school, she once proudly…

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Why Scotland must play like ‘poet warriors’ to make an impact at the football World Cup qualifiers

Why Scotland must play like ‘poet warriors’ to make an impact at the football World Cup qualifiers

I was 13 years old when Archie Gemmill scored his iconic goal against Holland in the 1978 men’s football World Cup in…

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New stadiums, airports and oil links: the environmental cost of Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup

New stadiums, airports and oil links: the environmental cost of Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup

Fifa has confirmed Saudi Arabia as   the host of the 2034 men’s World Cup , meaning the biggest football event on the…

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Trump’s travel ban casts shadow over the upcoming Fifa Club World Cup and other US-hosted sporting events

Trump’s travel ban casts shadow over the upcoming Fifa Club World Cup and other US-hosted sporting events

Donald Trump’s controversial announcement of a   travel ban on people   from 12 countries visiting the US, immediatel…

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