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England’s Wayne Rooney . (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Riyad Mahrez, Diedonnei Mbokani, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mohamed Salah are among the stars at the Africa Cup of Nations. Composite: EPA; Anadolu Agency/Getty Images; AFP/Getty Images; APAImages/Rex/Shutterstock
Afcon 2017: Wider Spread of Talent Makes Winner Impossible to Predict
The pattern has become familiar: a country wins the right to host a tournament and there is excitement, then come doubts about costs and readiness, but in the days before the event, the negativity falls away and excitement takes over. Not here. In 2015, Gabon stepped...Caption:
The increase in goals is largely an issue of tactical philosophy. The change in the offside law permitted a style of flourish, and that style, in its various guises, has become hegemonic.’ Composite: PA, Rex, Getty
Goals are on the Rise, but does this Mean Defending has become Unfashionable?
Manchester City have kept two clean sheets all season. Liverpool have kept three. Both sides may have come out of last weekend lamenting defeats that have allowed Chelsea to open a small gap at the top of the table but it could be argued that with defences like they...Caption:
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba votes during the presidential election in Libreville, Gabon, August 27, 2016. REUTERS/Gerauds Wilfried Obangome
Political Unrest in Gabon Casts Shadow over 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Draw
No news, they say, is good news. Either that or it’s the result of a government blackout. The draw for the Africa Cup of Nations will be held in Libreville, Gabon, on Wednesday but yet again the buildup to a tournament has been dominated by doubts over where it will...Caption:
Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva are occupying similar if unfamiliar positions for Manchester City under Pep Guardiola. Photograph: Robert Ghement/EPA