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Spectator tribunes remain empty as the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs UD Las Palmas is played behind closed doors at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 1, 2017. (AFP)


Keep Politics out of Sport? Don’t Make me Laugh

Keep Politics out of Sport? Don’t Make me Laugh

London – Barcelona’s decision to play the October 1 match against Las Palmas in an empty stadium smacked of choosing points over principles, and overlooks the fact that sport has always found room for protest. When it came down to it, FC Barcelona – mes que un...
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Arséne Wenger and the Arsenal bench feel the strain at Anfield. Photograph: McNulty/JMP/REX/Shutterstock


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Gianfranco Zola quit his coaching job at Birmingham City last week. (Reuters)


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‘Are you listening, Stan Kroenke of Arsenal, the Venky’s bunch at Blackburn, Francesco Becchetti of Orient or those faceless Sisu hedge fund managers who are dragging Coventry to the brink of extinction?’ Illustration: Gary Neill


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Britain Soccer Football – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea – FA Cup Fifth Round – Molineux – 18/2/17 Chelsea manager Antonio Conte applauds fans after the game Reuters / Darren Staples