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Former Brazilian soccer star Zico (L), the new national coach for the Iraqi football team, trains the team in Arbil, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Baghdad August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ )
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Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola, right, and his Everton counterpart Ronald Koeman are having to adapt their ideas after years of manning the Barcelona midfield in previous lives. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA
Guardiola and Koeman Recognise Difficulties of Tackling the Full English
English football. Is it any good or not? Do we have the game we desire, a contest with extra dimensions such as aggression and bravery, or is our version just a primitive ancestor of what everyone else is playing, a throwback revelling in the physical aspects of...Caption:
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane will take the European champions to Naples for the first leg of their last-16 tie on 15 February. Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
Champions League Last 16: Tie-by-Tie Analysis
1) Manchester City v Monaco First leg 21 Feb Second leg 15 Mar Pep Guardiola will be content with this draw, but Monaco are among the most exciting sides in Europe and perhaps the most underrated team in the competition. Leonardo Jardim has created an exciting side...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:
Richard McLaren accused Russia of running a state-sponsored doping programme from 2011, as he presented his report at a press conference in London, on December 9, 2016 (AFP Photo/Adrian Dennis)
Report Accuses Russia of ‘Institutionalized’ Doping
A report by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren has revealed that Russia’s sports ministry is directly involved in the ‘institutionalized doping’ that took place between 2011 and 2015; a scandal that includes more than 1000 athletes and about 30 sports including football....Caption:
Paolo Negro became a Roma legend – while playing for Lazio. Photograph: Grazia Neri/Getty Images