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The 2014 World Cup has been a salmagundi of unpredictability, with late goals aplenty and Costa Rica. In among the surprises, however, have been some constants from tournaments past. From that familiar feeling of disenchantment that grips supporters of England every four years, to the cries...

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South Sudan finally celebrated its independence from the north in July 2011 following almost half a century of the longest civil war in African history that had claimed nearly 2.5 million lives. A new nation had been born, one of hope and reconciliation, and one which sought to put its nam...

After 48 years of hurt, England are finally world champions again. The Three Lions did not wilt in the heat of Brazil, they blossomed. In one of the greatest upsets in World Cup final history, Roy Hodgson's boys beat the host nation -- goals from Adam Lallana and Wayne Rooney securing a 2-0...

Inter's 2014-15 season will mark the start of a new era for the Nerazzurri. With Walter Samuel's, Esteban Cambiasso's, Cristian Chivu's, Diego Milito's and Javier Zanetti's contracts expired, there won't be a single player left at the club who won the triplete (treble) in what was an epic c...

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Football hooligan films, while fresh and exciting for a short period in the noughties, have now pretty much squeezed out every inch of originality from the genre. The arrival of a new release called "The Hooligan Factory," then, does little to inspire anticipation.

Where Nick Nevern's film...

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The Faroe Islands may seem like an odd place to begin a book about football in Brazil. After all, the cold, tiny outcrop of land in the north Atlantic bears little resemblance to the brilliant beaches of Copacabana or the lush rainforests of the Amazon. Yet the idea that there...