soccer
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The shortage of English centre-backs begins at youth level, where traditional defensive virtues are harder to come by than ever
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Security services play out possible disaster scenarios in run-up to tournament taking place ‘under a very high level of threat’
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Di Maria powers Argentina to 2-1 victory over Chile in both sides’ Copa América opener
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Chelsea are to step up their attempts to sign Álvaro Morata from Juventus before Spain begin their campaign in the Euros
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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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This week’s winner is Gareth Griffiths, who wins a copy of Ronald Reng’s book Matchdays: the Hidden Story of the Bundesliga
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The defending champions seem strangely out of sorts, with Vicente del Bosque struggling to define what it is he wants from a new generation of players
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world football
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Minute-by-minute report: can the Matildas do the double over New Zealand at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne? Find out with Mike Hytner
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opinion
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The European Championship starts in Saint-Denis on Friday, a fragile area where the inhabitants are still scarred by last November’s terrorist attacks
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An expanded 24-team format is good for the likes of Wales and Iceland but runs the risk of stretching the tournament to breaking point
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Jamie Vardy has a difficult decision to make but if he does leave Leicester, he will only prosper at Arsenal if they play to his strengths
regulars
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In today’s Fiver: Fleecing Southampton, ooyah!, Álvaro Morata’s interrail pass and overpriced football shirts
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N’Golo Kanté and Philippe Coutinho to PSG? | Troy Deeney and Shane Long to Leicester? | André Gomes to Manchester United? | TOWIE’s Mark Wright to Sunderland?
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pictures & video
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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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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
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Argentina looked just fine without Lionel Messi in beating Chile 2-1 in their Copa América opener
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Security procedures need overhauling at the retailer’s Derbyshire warehouse, acknowledges tycoon, whose chief executive has given up a £4m bonus
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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
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Mourinho is cool – the older coaches get, the cooler they get
Martin O'Neill Coach apologises for ‘inappropriate’ remark
Olivier Giroud ‘Now is time for this France team to make history’
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