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As a player Johan Cruyff led Barça to their first league title in 14 years; as a manager he led them to their first European Cup. But his legacy goes beyond trophies, to philosophy and identity
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Rams coach Jeff Fisher has denied as ‘absurd’ the suggestion that the team drafted Michael Sam in 2014 to avoid the intrusion of appearing on HBO’s documentary series Hard Knocks
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Tim Hill: ESPN’s poll of current MLS players yielded some provocative findings and prompted a social-media uproar – but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong
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Slender, swift and lithe, the Dutch master saw football as fundamentally a creative activity, and used his awe-inspiring talent to change the game for good
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As a player Johan Cruyff led Barça to their first league title in 14 years; as a manager he led them to their first European Cup. But his legacy goes beyond trophies, to philosophy and identity
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It doesn’t really mean much today, does it? But keep up with the latest action, as it happens, with Scott Murray
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Match status / kick off time Match details FT Malta0Moldova0FT Estonia0Norway0FT Greece2Montenegro12nd Turkey2Sweden12nd Denmark2Iceland02nd Ukraine1Cyprus0HT Czech Republic0Scotland1HT Italy0Spain0HT Wales0Northern Ireland0International friendlies Thu 24 March View all live
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Aljaz Bedene has moved into the Miami Open second round despite his appeal to play for Great Britain at the Davis Cup being rejected
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Two top amateur jockeys are free to ride in the Grand National despite bans that were formerly said to apply that day
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Megan Carpentier: Three decades after Nike outfoxed its competitors to sign Michael Jordan, the sneaker giant finds itself on the other side of the equation
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After record high winter temperatures reduced parts of the course to a bone-jarring, sled-wrecking obstacle course, is the great mushing race on its way out?
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Gifs that keep on givingGifs that keep on givingThe gifs that keep on giving: Ronaldo, perfect curling and a misplaced punchFeaturing swinging fists, touchline travellers, ice brushing, an audacious entrance to a football match and the mesmerising feet of the true Ronaldo
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Forgotten storiesForgotten storiesThe forgotten story of … Steve Zungul, indoor soccer's greatest ever playerSlavisa Zungul was a 1970s star for Hajduk Split. But then he moved to America, changed his name to Steve, and racked up the most goals in MISL history
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Ed Aarons looks back at the glittering career of one of football’s greatest showmen, Johan Cruyff, who died on Thursday
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The Republic of Ireland coach Martin O’Neill jokes that only ‘really attractive’ wags are allowed to accompany the team to the European Championships, ahead of their international friendly with Switzerland in Dublin on Friday
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Johan Cruyff, who was voted world player of the year on three occasions and became synonymous with the creation of Total Football, has died after a battle with lung cancer.
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Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff has died from cancer aged 68. Cruyff’s style and philosophy influenced generations of players and managers
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A rugby match between the British Royal Navy and French Marine Nationale erupts into a brawl in Toulon
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Surfers from all over the world come to the Lofoten islands in the Arctic Circle to surf in extreme conditions
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Jamie Vardy says his focus is not distracted by Leicester City’s title bid as England prepare for friendlies against Germany and Holland
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The use of a remote camera puts you right in the middle of the action as horses thunder over a fence at Wetherby Racecourse.
NFL Robert Griffin III joins Browns as he bids to restart career