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The best midfielders of the 1980s

It was a memorable decade for football and creative players in particular, but which ones stood out the most?

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The best World Cup players ever

Which players have shone brightest on football's ultimate stage, the World Cup?

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Which players have won the most Ballon d'Or awards? Messi and Bonmati win this year

World Cup winners are recognised at award ceremony in Paris

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France boss Deschamps tells his men to go Dutch on the Irish in Euros qualifier

France coach Didier Deschamps urged his players to blitz the Republic of Ireland on Monday night with the same fireworks that annihilated the Netherlands last Friday in their first Euro 2024 qualifer.

Radio France Internationale

Manchester United 'sending scouts to Ireland v France to watch Evan Ferguson'

The Bettystown native scored his first goal for Ireland on his international debut as Stephen Kenny's side beat Latvia 3-2 last Wednesday

Irish Mirror

Mbappe relaxed over topping Platini's France goal total

Dublin (AFP) - Kylian Mbappe will try to put thoughts of surpassing France great Michel Platini's international goal-scoring tally to one side when he faces the Republic of Ireland in a Euro 2024 qualifier.

AFP

Kylian Mbappe confident France can keep Ireland hotshot Evan Ferguson quiet

The Irish teenager scored his first senior international goal in midweek.

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Kylian Mbappe is targeting a hat-trick against Ireland - to bring him level in charts with legend

Kylian Mbappe only turned 24 in December, but already he has scored 38 goals and is just three goals off the legendary Michel Platini in his country's goalscoring charts.

Irish Mirror

Kylian Mbappé: Can the Bondy boy wonder dazzle as France's captain fantastic?

Just a few weeks after becoming Paris Saint-German's record goal scorer, Kylian Mbappé revealed how he – as France skipper – wanted to lead the other star players in their international matches.

Radio France Internationale

Mbappe to become new France captain

Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines (France) (AFP) - Kylian Mbappe will take over as captain of France after Hugo Lloris stepped down following the World Cup final defeat to Argentina, a source close to the team has told AFP.

AFP

FIFA chief Infantino - disparaged yet indestructible

Kigali (AFP) - Disparaged and yet seemingly indestructible, Gianni Infantino is poised to start a third term at the head of FIFA on Thursday.

AFP

John Motson’s iconic commentary moments, from Radford’s rocket to Gazza’s tears

‘Motty’ became a household name with his distinctive commentary style

The Independent UK

From Radford’s rocket to Gazza’s tears – John Motson’s memorable moments

‘Motty’ became a household name with his distinctive commentary style

The Independent UK

Liam Brady: How Italian experience changed my life

Ireland superstar blazed a trail that took serious courage in the 1980s

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Al Jazeera

The five most (in)famous World Cup penalty shootouts

Of the 30 penalty shootouts in a World Cup, only twice has the World Cup final itself come down to it (1994 and 2006).

AFP

Giroud ready to tower above French giants

Doha (AFP) - From Raymond Kopa to Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidane to Thierry Henry, France has produced some of football's all-time greats, but Olivier Giroud needs just one more goal for Les Bleus to tower over all of his compatriots.

The National (Scotland)

Archie Macpherson on the silver-tongued devil who sold out football

Archie Macpherson runs the rule over climate change, corruption and the lurid legacy of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino: Fifa’s re-elected president spins an ever-spreading web of influence

A stand-alone runner to oversee the game despite vocal critics in several quarters as the most controversial World Cup in history approaches – but what is Fifa’s real role and responsibility now?

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The Guardian - UK

To acquiesce to Macron’s call to stay silent on Qatar would be a crime in itself

The president of France has said politics should be kept out of sport but his request is not only an insult but a semantic impossibility

WEKU

Why Qatar is a controversial host for the World Cup

FIFA's choice of Qatar to host the World Cup has long been marred by criticism over human rights abuses, the safety of migrant workers and the logistics of holding a soccer tournament in desert heat.

The Guardian - UK

World Cup 2022: everything you need to know about host country Qatar

Football’s grandest tournament will kick off for the first time in the Middle East on Sunday. Here is a guide to the host country

Daily Mirror

Inside Qatar's World Cup bid: 'Expanding the game', bribery allegations and FIFA's U-turn

Seventeen of the 22 FIFA ExCo members who handed the 2022 World Cup to Qatar have been banned or indicted over allegations of corruption and wrongdoing, but the tournament survived the storm

The National (Scotland)

Qatar World Cup ambassador calls homosexuality 'damage in the mind'

AN ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as “damage in the mind”, just two weeks before the opening of the football…

AFP

Blatter says awarding Qatar World Cup was 'a mistake'

Geneva (AFP) - Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says the decision to award the 2022 World Cup finals to Qatar was a "mistake".

WEKU

FIFA's former leader says making Qatar a World Cup host was a mistake

Blatter, who has long said he voted for the United States, made the admission in his first major interview since being acquitted in July of financial misconduct at FIFA.

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