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Pelé

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32 days ago

If there’s one thing more beautiful than a goal in the 92nd minute it is a goal in the 96th, however ugly it actually is

The most romantic line ever written was sprayed on a dirty old wall somewhere i…

45 days ago

The Africa Cup of Nations has been a brilliant display for a continent carrying no doubt about quality on the pitch

More than any other continental tournament, there is always a sense with the Africa …

54 days ago

The teenager was expected to be tested by Gian van Veen but the only thing to ruffle him was the Ally Pally wasp

Few sports stars in history are so precocious that their place in the pantheon is assur…

3 months ago

‘Football still owes Serbia’: Veljko Paunovic on the Balkan war, his career and facing England ⊕

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The head coach faces England with a tough battle to qualify for the World Cup on his hands as he recalls his career path

Veljko Paunovic’s right hand moves in a wide, smooth arc: up, around and down. …

India are struggling at domestic and international level, and are now missing out on hosting two superstars of the game

In September 1977 an Indian astrologer predicted that Pelé would fall ill in Kol…

5 months ago

Carlos Alberto’s goal at the ‘greatest World Cup’ was a mirage of what football could be ○

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Brazil’s 1970 triumph, summed up by their captain’s brilliant strike in the final, was the game’s Woodstock, a glorious moment offering an implausible future

Tostão picks up the loose ball and nudges …

6 months ago

He has not always been fit or available for the team, but Neymar’s time back at Santos has certainly not been boring

“Eu vou mas, eu volto!” Those are the words that Neymar famously scrawled on a wall…

7 months ago

What links The Birds, Working Girl and Fifty Shades of Grey? The Saturday quiz ○

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From Jane Goodall, Steve Jobs and Immanuel Kant to Erik Satie and Mark Zuckerberg, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 Whose big mistake was to believe Sinon?
2 The Hungarian Mudi has been rec…

8 months ago

Football Daily | Trent Alexander-Arnold takes Route 12 on his big day at Real Madrid ○

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If the football doesn’t work out for him at Real Madrid, Trent Alexander-Arnold can try his luck as a regular panellist on the Spanish version of Ju…

9 months ago

Everton won the first derby they hosted, Dixie Dean set his goals record there and Pelé made World Cup history

Goodison Park is officially opened by Lord Kinnaird, president of the Football Associatio…

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