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Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere. (Getty Images)

Jack Wilshere Keen to Stay at Arsenal after Return to First-Team Fold

by Amy Lawrence | Oct 10, 2017 | Sports

London – Jack Wilshere looks like a player determined to grasp every moment of football he is offered this season, and his mini renaissance since returning to fitness and the fold at Arsenal has made him want to commit to the club for the long term. Wilshere’s...

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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

by Richard Williams | Oct 10, 2017 | Sports

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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Former Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti. (Reuters)

Shadow of Pep Guardiola Made Carlo Ancelotti a Man out of Time at Bayern

by Andy Brassell | Oct 9, 2017 | Sports

Munich – When Bayern Munich came to London in March to face Arsenal, following one 5-1 victory and just about to register another, everything seemed rosy in the kingdom of FC Hollywood. Sure, their football in the Bundesliga had hardly been edge-of-the-seat...

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England forward Harry Kane celebrates after scoring the sole goal against Slovenia in his country’s qualifier for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (AFP)

Gareth Southgate Must Give Freedom a Chance after Numbing England Spectacle

by Barney Ronay | Oct 9, 2017 | Sports

London – Put out more flags. Dust down the red and white jester’s hat. Root out the gumshield, the crumpled Yekaterinburg metro map. And prepare to head once more into that strangely grueling territory between bruised and fearful cynicism and the eternal quiver...

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Egypt striker Mohammed Salah is mobbed by fans after he sealed his country’s qualification for the 2018 World Cup. (Reuters)

Egypt Qualifies for FIFA World Cup for First Time in 28 Years

by Nasri Osmat | Oct 9, 2017 | Sports

London – Egypt qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup for the third time in its history on Sunday after defeating Congo 2-1 in Alexandria. Liverpool striker Mohammed Salah scored his country’s two goals, giving Egypt the victory that allows it to play in the World Cup...

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Kim Milton Nielsen sends off David Beckham for kicking out at Diego Simeone, in a match Argentina won 4-3 on penalties at France 1998. (Getty Images)

England Reach the World Cup again – Can they do Better this Time?

by Conor de Smith | Oct 8, 2017 | Sports

London – England have qualified for the tournament in Russia and are so far unbeaten in their group but that does not guarantee they will have a successful tournament. Here we chart how they have got on after winning in 1966 Mexico 1970 England qualified as...