soccer
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Arsenal have triggered the release clause in Jamie Vardy’s contract and are ready to prise the England international from Leicester City in a deal worth about £20m
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Lawyers retained by Fifa say contracted payments to the three former officials appear to break Swiss law
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The road may have been rocky, but Chris Smalling is now one of the most accomplished centre-halves in English football
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The 25-year-old started out in futsal and it shows – his ability to dance past defenders in tight spaces looks more Brazilian than Russian
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Profiles of all 24 teams and 552 players, including caps, goals, hobbies, tattoos, music taste and, once the tournament starts, ratings for every individual performance
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Fixtures, groups, venues and more – all you need to know about the European Championships with our handy interactive wallchart
news
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A diverse mix of teams are contesting the Conifa World Football Cup in the breakaway post-Soviet republic of Abkhazia. This is no ordinary football tournament
in depth
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David Squires looks forward to seeing some of the world’s finest talent at this year’s Copa Centenario – and some USA players, too
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world football
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On Saturday night against Bolivia, USA’s Christian Pulisic sent another record tumbling. Nick Ames charts the rise of a 17-year-old who’s turning heads
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opinion
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Five talking points from England v Portugal
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The USA are coming into the tournament on a learning curve, but if they start strongly, and play with a sense of adventure, Klinsmann has reason for optimism
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AHF, a Blackburn juniors football club, has been recognised by the FA for its links with the wider community
regulars
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Pep Guardiola to sign Toni Kroos? | PSG to pay £46m for Philippe Coutinho? | Chelsea to swoop for Kwadwo Asamoah and Christian Benteke? | Dani Alves to PSG? | Steven Caulker to join West Brom?
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This week’s roundup also features a grime tribute to Harry Kane, Alastair Cook at his best and minor league mayhem
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pictures & video
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Aca Pavlovic is one of the survivors of the 13 November suicide attacks last year at the Stade de France. Here, he details the moments when his life would change forever
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The people of Saint-Denis discuss the recovery and image of the area in the wake of last November’s terrorist attacks
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The police, military and government in France are gearing up for Euro 2016
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32 countries take part in Milan street football tournament
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Roy Hodgson says his final England selection for Euro 2016 will be ‘hard to beat’, as they prepare for their friendly against Portugal on Thursday
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This week, David Squires looks back at the Champions League final, in which Cristiano Ronaldo sealed victory for Real Madrid in a penalty shoot-out
on this site
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The national team are rejuvenated after Leonid Slutsky took over from Fabio Capello but the injury to the CSKA playmaker Alan Dzagoev was a big blow
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The England rugby union head coach had his luggage searched by airport customs in Brisbane but was it just another example of sporting shenanigans?
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the big picture
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Argentina’s paralympic footballer, Silvio Velo, takes part in a training session in Buenos Aires in preparation for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Velo, who has been called the ‘blind Lionel Messi’ and the ‘Paralympic Maradona’, is the captain of Argentina’s visually impaired football team, the Murcielagos
Special report Euro 2016 and the forgotten victims of Saint-Denis
Police Nationale 'Euro 2016 must be as safe as possible'
Video Saint-Denis: Football can help us move on
'We're not the same any more' Stade de France victim returns to scene