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    • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
      Sport
      Football’s multi-club owners start to feel growing pains

      Investors attracted to running a network of teams must win over fans and sporting regulators

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      Juventus Football Club SpA
      Juventus shares tumble after 15-point penalty for transfer dealings

      Deduction could prevent Italian club from taking part in lucrative European competitions

    • Saturday, 21 January, 2023
      Scoreboard
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    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      New Olympique Lyonnais owners plan Spac listing

      US multi-club business’s move would be a first for the football sector

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Ratcliffe enters race to buy Manchester United

      Glazer family is trying to sell club that has enterprise value of $4.5bn

    • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
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      Qatar targets the Premier League after World Cup success

      The desert state is hunting for strategic investments in the sports industry

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      Commissioner Roger Goodell under scrutiny over player safety vs interests of team owners

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
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      Brazilian football’s new goal: a league that can take on the world

      A pair of opposing consortiums are vying to create a new domestic competition

    • Saturday, 31 December, 2022
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      Portuguese star signs for Al Nassr FC after airing dissatisfaction with Manchester United

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
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      Player widely regarded as greatest to ever play the game died at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
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      One of history’s greatest players helped his country win three World Cups in 21-year career

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
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      Player hailed by many as greatest of all time dies in São Paulo hospital after battle with cancer

    • Saturday, 24 December, 2022
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      Plus, our year-end highlights, World Cup reflections, and more.

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
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      Messi and his squad’s victory cannot dispel Argentina’s travails

      World Cup euphoria will fade but the country’s economic problems and political divisions will remain

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      US investor John Textor completes Lyon takeover

      Eagle Football Holdings now owns about 78 per cent of French club’s shares

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Lars Windhorst
      Windhorst covered bill for Hertha Berlin smear campaign, probe finds

      Investigation by law firm puts financier at centre of exit of German FC’s former president

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      News in-depthFIFA World Cup
      Messi finds the fitting ending to cap Argentina’s long quest for glory

      Best player of possibly any era wins football’s biggest prize at his fifth attempt

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      FIFA World Cup
      Argentina win epic World Cup final against France on penalties

      Dramatic denouement had ended 3-3 after extra time with Messi scoring twice and Mbappé a hat-trick

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
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      Qatar’s $200bn infrastructure and on-pitch action confound doubters

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    • Saturday, 17 December, 2022
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      Most of the game’s greats marry brilliance and persona, but Argentina’s talisman ruthlessly pursued individual records

    • Saturday, 17 December, 2022
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    • Saturday, 17 December, 2022
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      Kylian Mbappé, star striker who yearns to leave his mark beyond football

      France’s most explosive player has been thrust into the sometimes chafing role of hero of the republic

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
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      Gideon Rachman on the good, the bad and the Messi of Qatar 2022

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
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      The US soccer reporter managed to watch both what was happening on the field and off

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
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      France reach World Cup final again after beating Morocco

      Reigning champions hope to become first team in 60 years to win back-to-back titles

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