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France Women Euro 2025 squad: Laurent Bonadei's team in full
By Steven Chicken published
Perennially tipped as contenders but still without a major title triumph, France once again have high hopes for this summer

Spain Women Euro 2025 squad: Aitana Bonmati leads star-studded world champions
By Steven Chicken published
Spain are the favourites to lift the Euro 2025 trophy in Switzerland, and it's easy to see why

Ranked! The Top 100 women's footballers of all-time
By Sarah Rendell published
Top 100 women's footballers have been ranked by FourFourTwo, but who is at the top of the list?

What happened to football on Christmas Day? The lost history of a Victorian tradition
By Paul Brown last updated
Premier League Football was once as much of a Christmas Day staple as the Queen's speech and pigs in blankets; but was it all festive fun or just a freezing farce? Paul Brown dons his silly hat...

How two brothers from the Netherlands have carved a highly lucrative niche in the football market via a simple idea you wish you'd thought of
By Matthew Ketchell published
MatchWornShirt.com is the real deal, and they can even prove it

Diego Maradona's 'unknown friend' breaks silence for the first time on the anniversary of the Argentinian football legend's death
By Christian Martin published
Walter Soriano, a low profile but highly trusted confidant of the legendary footballer has always refused to speak about Maradona until now

‘I’m obsessed with wasting my life, I’m fine like this’ legendary former Inter Milan and Brazil striker Adriano gives deeply personal interview about his life after football
By Matthew Ketchell published
Adriano claims to have found peace in his hometown Vila Cruzeiro

Diego Maradona's 'unknown friend' breaks silence for the first time on the anniversary of the Argentinian football legend's death
By Christian Martin published
Walter Soriano, a low profile but highly trusted confidant of the legendary footballer has always refused to speak about Maradona until now
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