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Football is financially broken – but these five new regulations can fix it
How to balance the need for sustainable investment and healthy competition? Here are some ideas
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England’s Euro kit is here – and it is a triumph of sorts
Harking back to the mid-80s, England’s home kit is a reassuring return to normalcy while the purple away kit is a risk but still tasteful
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Raheem Sterling jeered then cheered as baffling display deepens Chelsea forward’s downward spiral
After missed penalty and one of the worst free-kicks in history of the FA Cup, it is hard to see forward hitting the heights at current club
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First tennis, then the Ashes? Saudi Arabia’s creeping landgrab is becoming normalised
Federations appear powerless, or indeed unwilling, to resist the PIF’s ever-widening expansion into the sporting mainframe
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Caoimhin Kelleher is destined for a life as Liverpool back-up but that is no bad thing
Plenty of clubs would be interested in signing Kelleher as a first-choice goalkeeper but who would want to give this up?
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe asked the question we are all thinking: Is Sheikh Jassim real?
If Ratcliffe is right that the Glazers never met Sheikh Jassim then it is certainly worth asking
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NBA’s first female scout who has swapped Chicago Bulls for London Lions
Having learnt game under Communist rule and then blazed a trail in US, Vanja Cernivec has helped British team to beat all-comers this season
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Manchester United’s experienced core is letting the young bright talents down
While Kobbie Mainoo is spearheading an exciting new wave of players in Erik ten Hag's team, the old guard are struggling to keep up
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How Lionel Messi sparked a diplomatic row between China, Argentina and the Falklands
China's reaction to Messi not playing in a pre-season friendly for Inter Miami in Hong Kong reeks of entitlement
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There is nothing wrong with West Ham fans leaving before half-time
Cinemagoers are not regarded as fairweather for walking out of a dud early, so we should not criticise football fans for the same
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Taylor Swift will headline the Super Bowl whether NFL fans like it or not
Like the NFL itself, Swift cuts across political and social divisions, but the sport has not found it easy to accommodate her fame
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Neal Maupay has taken Robbie Savage’s title as the Premier League’s pantomime villain
In the era of the vanilla footballer, Brentford’s French striker is a throwback who is happy to keep crossing the line in public
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Fantasy Football League reboot an antidote to the fury and death threats of modern football
Elis James brings genuine warmth to the the rebooted Fantasy Football League, while co-host Matt Lucas delivers some unexpected zingers
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