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Barcelona's Lamine Yamal in action against Real Betis in April 2023.
Barcelona unhappy after Spain coach compares Lamine Yamal to Lionel Messi

By Ben Hayward Published

The 16-year-old forward is breaking all sorts of records at the moment, but the Catalan club are keen to manage expectations

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Mario Balotelli
The most controversial footballers ever

By Greg Lea Published

From on-field assaults and nightclub fights to spitting and biting incidents, these players generated headlines for the wrong reasons

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Fabio Cannavaro during a television broadcast
Fabio Cannavaro reveals how Diego Maradona REWARDED him for bad tackle

By Tom Hancock Published

The Italian World Cup winner once received an incredible gift from the great Argentinian number 10

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The bag and the cover of FourFourTwo's 2023-24 Season Preview issue
In the mag: Season Preview special! 140 teams expertly rated across England and Scotland - PLUS Cannavaro, Crouchy, Luton and more

By Matthew Ketchell Published

IN THE MAG Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on iPad and iPhone – from Thursday 20 July

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FourFourTwo Issue 351
In the mag: the return of Marcus Rashford! Plus, Ted Lasso talks, 100 years of Wembley, Alan Sugar at Spurs and an exclusive chat with Tammy Abraham

By Matthew Ketchell Published

IN THE MAG Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on iPad and iPhone – from Thursday 30 March

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Diego Maradona would be better than Lionel Messi in the modern day, believes Maradona’s former team-mate Bernd Schuster

By Ryan Dabbs Published

"If he’d been playing today there’d be no debate about the greatest player ever," Schuster told FourFourTwo about the legendary Argentine

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Lionel Scaloni Argentina World Cup 2022
Lionel Scaloni described Argentina's World Cup triumph as 'the best feeling ever' - and wished that Diego Maradona had still been alive to see it

By Chris Flanagan Published

In arguably the most dramatic football match ever, Scaloni guided the Albiceleste to their first World Cup triumph since 1986

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Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi feature on a banner waved by Argentina fans at the 2022 World Cup.
Lionel Messi draws level with Diego Maradona on World Cup goals for Argentina

By Ben Hayward Published

Lionel Messi's super strike against Mexico saw the Argentina captain draw level with Diego Maradona on World Cup goals

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Lionel Messi, Argentina
Ranked! The 21 biggest World Cup shocks EVER

By Nick Miller Published

FIFA World Cup As Saudi Arabia humble Argentina, Nick Miller counts down the most jaw-dropping events from the world's greatest football tournament

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Ali Bin Nasser Diego Maradona 1986 World Cup England vs Argentina
Referee Ali Bin Nasser recalls Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal: "Applying FIFA’s instructions, I was obliged to give the goal"

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Bin Nasser admits something about the goal felt wrong, but felt he didn't have the authority to overrule his linesman

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