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Soundtracking: The best FIFA songs of all time

Soundtracking: The best FIFA songs of all time

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Our resident Mancunion FIFA players choose their favourite tracks from soundtracks past and present.
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Billionaire business owners: What are they doing to football?

Billionaire business owners: What are they doing to football?

How has a working class sport become plagued by greed? 
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The issue of women’s pay in sport: The fight for fairness in a male dominated field

The issue of women’s pay in sport: The fight for fairness in a male dominated field

These are signs that women’s sport is going in the right direction, but do not be fooled. There is still plenty of work to do. 
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Wayne Rooney: A discussion into the footballer and the man

Wayne Rooney: A discussion into the footballer and the man

Is Wayne Rooney disrespected as one of England’s all time greats?
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Forgotten footballers: The heartache of being released from an academy

Forgotten footballers: The heartache of being released from an academy

Beyond the celebration of young talent in football are hundreds of hopefuls. Investing in the Premier League dream, left them with nothing.
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Jake Quickenden on The X Factor, Footloose, football and femininity

Jake Quickenden on The X Factor, Footloose, football and femininity

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Theatre Editor Jay Darcy talks to Jake Quickenden about his achievements and aspirations, ahead of Footloose’s stint in Manchester
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The international break: Pointless or underappreciated?

The international break: Pointless or underappreciated?

Does the football calendar need a change?
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Most influential black sports athletes

Most influential black sports athletes

Our Sports team has compiled a list of some of the most influential black athletes across sports history
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Opinion: Athletes should require a Covid vaccine to compete 

Opinion: Athletes should require a Covid vaccine to compete 

Should sports leagues make Covid vaccinations compulsory for all athletes? Adam Pogrund thinks the answer is ‘Yes’
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Opinion: Why aren’t there more black managers?

Opinion: Why aren’t there more black managers?

Why is there less diversity in leadership positions in football?
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Agüero’s legacy at Manchester City

Agüero’s legacy at Manchester City

Sports writer Arsh overviews the Premier League career of legendary striker Sergio Agüero
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Xabi Alonso: Can a great player become an even greater coach?

Xabi Alonso: Can a great player become an even greater coach?

Whether Xabi Alonso takes up the reigns at Borussia Mönchengladbach or not, he has made his desire to enter coaching very clear
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UEFA Champions League 2020-21 quarter finals preview

UEFA Champions League 2020-21 quarter finals preview

Sports contributor Arsh Asthana gives us a pre-view of the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League which doesn’t feature either Messi or Ronaldo for the first time since 2004-05
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Footsapp: The future of amateur football?

Footsapp: The future of amateur football?

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Sports Editor Thomas Baer takes us through the app changing the way amateur footballers operate
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Chelsea: England’s most enigmatic team

Chelsea: England’s most enigmatic team

How did Chelsea get to where they are and where do they go from here? Sports contributors Jamie Greer and William Jones take us through it
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Pelé: A sports documentary that interrogates its subject

Pelé: A sports documentary that interrogates its subject

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Pelé avoids being too deferential to its subject and engages with his political legacy
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Leicester City: How Brendan Rodgers has taken the Foxes to the brink of the Champions League (again)

Leicester City: How Brendan Rodgers has taken the Foxes to the brink of the Champions League (again)

A close look at Leicester City’s table climbing antics in the season so far
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‘Lingardinho’: From Manchester reject to player of the month candidate in London

‘Lingardinho’: From Manchester reject to player of the month candidate in London

Not just your ‘typical West Ham signing’: Jesse Lingard has made an explosive start to his time at West Ham United
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Spurs- In Search of Silverware

Spurs- In Search of Silverware

A deep dive into the happenings at Spurs over the last 2 seasons and how they have defied expectations to be on top of the Premier League
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Top of the table clash leaves champions gasping for air

Top of the table clash leaves champions gasping for air

How Liverpool’s title defence fell – and what they can do to reverse the rot
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