March 31, 2017
Best bets of the weekend – Liverpool a safe bet to maintain Merseyside derby supremacy
Unbeaten in the last 13 Merseyside derbies, Liverpool look a safe bet to take all three points against Everton.
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March 31, 2017
Fifa report into its own wrongdoings turns out to be a damp squib
After 22 months and scrutiny of more than 2m documents FIFA’s three-pronged internal investigation into corruption among its elite has ended in the dull thud of anti-climax.
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March 31, 2017
Images of the week
Bolivia beating Argentina and the bird-man of Ecuador are just some of the images in this week's gallery.
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March 29, 2017
Neymar’s solo effort too good for Paraguay
A fine individual effort from Neymar destroys Paraguay.
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March 28, 2017
Rummenigge defends Uefa over Champions League revamp
Head of the European Clubs Association Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has defended Uefa amid claims that the recent revamp of the Champions League will widen the gap between the rich clubs and the poor.
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March 28, 2017
Qualification looks assured but Southgate’s England display familiar failings
England's 2-0 victory over Lithuania strengthened their chances of qualifying for next year's World Cup in Russia, but when they get there can Gareth Southgate's men achieve anything?
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March 28, 2017
Paddy Agnew’s Notes from Italy: all roads lead to decisive World Cup showdown with Spain
Italy continue to grind out the results on the road to Russia 2018, but the real test will come in September when they face fellow southern European superpower Spain.
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March 27, 2017
Blatter critical of 48-team World Cup and still blaming England and USA for his downfall
Sepp Blatter has still not forgiven England and the US for his downfall, and the former Fifa president is critical of the decision to expand the World Cup to 48 teams.
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March 27, 2017
Nick Bidwell’s Notes from Germany: home-grown strikers becoming a dying breed
Joachim Low saw his Germany team comfortably overcome Azerbaijan at the weekend, but the lack of home-grown goalscorers being produced is a worry.
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March 27, 2017
Tim Vickery’s Notes from South America: Brazil take one step forward on the pitch, but two steps backward off it
Tim Vickery reports that while the Brazil national team is flourishing, the domestic club game continues to be undermined by vested interests.
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March 24, 2017
Sid Lowe’s Notes from Spain: international week and that can only mean one thing – transfer speculation
On the eve of an important World Cup qualifier, Spain's media is focussed upon the clubs and which players they might sign in the summer.
