Football
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Lamine Yamal’s father wants face-to-face meeting with journalist who voted for Mbappé
The father of Lamine Yamal has publicly questioned how Spain’s own representative on the Ballon d’Or jury could rank Kylian…
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‘Probably my last year’: Ronaldo’s next career is already waiting in Spain
Cristiano Ronaldo is only 22 goals away from reaching 1,000, but the countdown towards another…
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‘633’: China’s new code for reviving Xi Jinping’s unfinished World Cup dream
China has placed football at the heart of a new national sports project while targeting…
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Messi retires from Argentina with one enormous target still out of reach
Lionel Messi’s four-goal performance for Inter Miami moved him within 74 goals of 1,000. Reaching…
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Argentina cannot permanently retire Messi’s No. 10, and Maradona explains why
Supporters want Argentina to withdraw Lionel Messi’s famous shirt, but an old FIFA decision involving…
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‘It will be difficult for me to continue’: Messi’s exit could trigger another Argentina retirement
Leandro Paredes has admitted that Lionel Messi’s departure and his own ten-match FIFA suspension could…
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‘I don’t like it very much’: José Mourinho reveals the exception he will make for Messi
José Mourinho spent years trying to stop Lionel Messi in Spain. Following the Argentine’s international…
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‘Messi himself will have the final say’: Argentina’s farewell plan faces FIFA obstacle
Lionel Messi may be invited to wear the Argentina shirt one final time, only weeks…
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‘Your legacy will be eternal’: Presidents and football chiefs salute Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi’s retirement from international football has prompted tributes from Argentina’s president, a former head…
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FIFA’s £2.3m contract includes order to ‘safeguard’ Gianni Infantino’s image
A multimillion-pound communications agreement has revealed how closely FIFA’s institutional messaging is tied to the…