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Parking the bus. That’s the verdict history has handed down on Jose Mourinho – repeated so often that it has calcified into fact. It’s like a half-truth, enough to make it stick, but never quite enough to make it whole. But Mourinho has worn it the way a magician wears a top hat: perfectly tailored,…
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Rare genius: Messi stamped his authority on Qatar 2022 in a manner only the most gifted could have. | Photo Credit: Getty Images On the grandest of all stages, Lionel Messi conjured up an act of magic for ages. How he won Argentina the World Cup in 2022 will remain one of the greatest stories in…
The oldest footballing lesson in Spain has always been deceptively simple. If you have the ball, the opponent cannot score. For years, however, that philosophy became both its greatest gift and its greatest burden. Spain monopolised possession, accumulated passes and controlled territory, but too often it left tournaments wondering whether beautiful football alone could still…
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The oldest footballing lesson in Spain has always been deceptively simple. If you have the ball, the opponent cannot score. For years, however, that philosophy became both its greatest gift and its greatest burden. Spain monopolised possession, accumulated passes and controlled territory, but too often it left tournaments wondering whether beautiful football alone could still…
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up. France: Mike Maignan; Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne; Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola; Kylian Mbappe (captain). Spain: Unai Simon; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri (captain), Fabian Ruiz, Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal. …
Mbappe has scored eight goals so far in the ongoing edition. | Photo Credit: AFP France has turned consistency in World Cups into an art form, lifting the ultimate prize in 2018, finishing runner-up four years later and securing another semifinal qualification in ongoing tournament. Since conquering the football world eight years ago, Les Bleus have set…
Amid the disappointment, Ouahbi sees the defeat as part of a longer journey. | Photo Credit: Reuters Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi admitted that his side was made to suffer by France’s quality in a 0-2 World Cup quarterfinal defeat on Thursday, saying that the first half in particular exposed how difficult it can be to…
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France’s Mbappe and Morocco’s Saibari have been scoring goals for fun. | Photo Credit: AFP In Boston, a city built by successive waves of migration and layered loyalties, France’s World Cup quarterfinal against Morocco will be more than a meeting of two sides. It is a rematch, a footballing test and a reunion of friends,…
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France’s Mbappe and Morocco’s Saibari have been scoring goals for fun. | Photo Credit: AFP In Boston, a city built by successive waves of migration and layered loyalties, France’s quarterfinal against Morocco will be more than a meeting of two sides. It is a rematch, a footballing test and a reunion of friends, of shared…
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Combination image of France’s Kylian Mbappe, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Norway’s Erling Haaland in action during the 2026 World Cup | Photo Credit: AP The race to win the ‘Golden Boot’ award is heating up as the FIFA World Cup 2026 enters its final stages. Three contenders are currently leading the pack in their attempt…