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Newcastle’s ownership is an unavoidable theme as the club bids to end a 56-year wait for a trophy
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Atletico and Julian Alvarez were knocked out of the Champions League by one of the worst rules in football
Julian Alvarez was ruled to have hit the ball twice before scoring in Atletico’s penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid, but only after VAR intervened to make the controversial judgement
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American money and Premier League power: How Covid sparked football’s open conflict
Five years on from the pandemic’s outbreak in the UK, Miguel Delaney speaks to executives inside English football who watched as Covid-19 changed the face of the beautiful game
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Liverpool have the best attack in the Premier League but Champions League exit proves it needs rebuilding
Liverpool’s attack looked shorn of its usual quality and spark in Champions League defeat to PSG
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Inside Atletico Madrid’s ‘inferiority complex’ hanging over Real Madrid tie
Atletico will not just be trying to defeat rivals Madrid in the Champions League last-16. They will be attempting to overcome themselves, too
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Manchester United were going ‘bust’ - so how will they build a £2bn stadium?
United’s plans to build a new stadium to replace Old Trafford, revealed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Tuesday, raise one key question
