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Kylian Mbappé endured a tough night against Luxembourg. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

France Have All the Talent in the World but They Look Like a Team of Individuals

by Adam White | Sep 8, 2017 | Sports

There are no easy answers after France’s goalless draw with Luxembourg in Toulouse on Sunday evening. The hosts should have thumped their tiny neighbors. The disparities between shots, possession, saves made, pass completion percentages and more contemporary metrics...

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Julian Draxler captains Germany to success in the Confederations Cup. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

Transfer Window: Players Who Should Move to Help Their World Cup Chances

by Martin Laurence | Aug 27, 2017 | Sports

Diego Costa Diego Costa’s situation at Chelsea keeps rumbling on. Back in June Antonio Conte sent the player a text message to tell him he had no future at the club, but Costa’s preferred move to Atlético Madrid is yet to materialise. Costa has accused Chelsea of...

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Three Brazil-born players – Diego Costa, Oscar and Willian – were on the scoresheet when Chelsea beat Aston Villa in 2014. Photograph: Tim Ireland/AP

How the Premier League Became a Dream Destination for Young Brazilians

by Tom Sanderson | Jun 26, 2017 | Sports

“Para inglês ver,” is a phrase that is used a lot in Brazil. Its roots go back to the early 19th century, when the British government was pushing Brazil to stop using slaves. Treaties were drawn up and signed, which kept the British happy, but coffee production was...

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Manuel Neuer has offered Bayern Munich reassuring stability during a period of upheaval. Photograph: Florian Jaenicke for the Observer

Bayern’s Manuel Neuer: ‘I’ve Seen Arsenal Play Quite Often. I’m Prepared’

by Raphael Honigstein | Feb 15, 2017 | Sports

It’s the morning after the night a minor earthquake tore through the club, but you would not know it from the languid mood at Bayern Munich’s Säbener Strasse training complex. An hour before a mildly paced training session that will be watched by a couple of hundred...