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Footballers need a break – the Club World Cup is crazy
It’s June 2025, and footballers should be sipping mojitos on a beach, recharging after a grueling season. Instead, they’re sprinting across sweltering U.S. pitches, dodging thunderstorms, and battling exhaustion in FIFA’s shiny new 32-team Club World Cup. The tournament, running from June 15 to July 13, has turned the traditional…
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Ten more obscene football facts you won’t believe are true
Football is a sport that thrives on the unexpected. Beyond the goals, the rivalries, and the trophies lies a treasure trove of stories so bizarre they sound like they were scripted by a madcap novelist. From a coin toss deciding a European Championship semi-final to a stadium named after a…
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Are fans enjoying the Club World Cup?
Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium was pulsing with 60,000 souls as star attraction Lionel Messi curled in a free-kick. On the same week, Boca Juniors fans turned stands into a carnival of blue and yellow. Across the country, in Pasadena’s Rose Bowl, 80,000 pack in to see Paris Saint-Germain dismantle Atlético…
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