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The big blot on the beautiful game | On racism in football

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The big blot on the beautiful game | On racism in football

France’s Kylian Mbappe’s response to tirades of Paraguay’s Celeste Amarilla that found backing from footballing fans and even the United Nations. File | Photo Credit: Reuters France is gearing up to play its third consecutive semi-final at the FIFA World Cup. Having won the title in 2018 and lost the final in 2022, France is…

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The curious case of Brazil’s disappearing ‘Jogo Bonito’ | Explained

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The curious case of Brazil’s disappearing ‘Jogo Bonito’ | Explained

In his introduction to a memoir-based biography of Socrates, Johan Cruyff, the Dutch legend behind the revolutionary Total Football that evolved into the Tiki Taka, wrote: “It was a great shame that the beautiful Brazil team were eliminated by a destructive Italy in 1982… No one knows what would have happened had Brazil triumphed”. Also…

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