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‘Whenever I saw Ousmane Dembele play alongside Kylian Mbappe for PSG, I felt there was a slight inferiority complex – as if he played down his own ability in order to serve Kylian’ Frank Leboeuf on how Dembele stepped out of Mbappe’s shadow

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Dembele’s brilliance was recognised last year when he won the Ballon d’Or

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‘Fabio Capello stopped us from going swimming with sharks. I was fuming!’ Joe Cole on the England squad’s boredom at the 2010 World Cup

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The England squad missed out on a bucket list experience in South Africa

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‘Zinedine Zidane was supposed to take the corner in the World Cup final, not head it in. But I said, “No, let me take this one, you stay in the box”’ Youri Djorkaeff on his part in France’s 1998 World Cup final win

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Djorkareff provided the assist for Zidane's vital second goal against Brazil in the 1998 World Cup final

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‘Our performance until that stage had clearly made Kylian Mbappe angry, and suddenly you saw this explosion’ Frank Leboeuf on France’s epic World Cup 2022 final defeat

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick was not enough in the 2022 World Cup final

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‘We lost a lot of shootouts from 1990 and it became a thing. You have to credit Jordan Pickford and the boys – they’ve turned that round’ Joe Cole on how England ended their penalty hoodoo

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE England’s luck from the spot changed with a win over Colombia in the 2018 World Cup

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‘When he was my coach, he reminded me a lot of Pep Guardiola. I’m not surprised he’s been so successful at Bayern Munich’ Jeremy Doku opens up on working with Vincent Kompany

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Doku worked under the former Manchester City skipper at Anderlecht

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‘I have no regrets about turning down Liverpool and Manchester United. I needed that Bolton experience in my life’ Youri Djorkaeff on his 2002 Bolton move

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The French legend snubbed two north west giants to join Bolton Wanderers in 2002

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‘The 2002 World Cup was the first time I was around big names. It made me understand I was capable of playing with top players and at major tournaments’ Ashley Cole on England’s 2002 rollercoaster tournament

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Ashley Cole's first tournament saw England defeat Argentina before falling to Brazil

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‘Failing to reach the 1994 World Cup was one of the biggest disappointments in France’s football history. There were even fights in the dressing room’ Youri Djorkaeff on France’s 1994 failure

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former France midfielder broke into the national team during their doomed World Cup 1994 qualification campaign

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‘We were enjoying every minute of Euro 2024 up until the final, we began to feel the pressure – it was do or die’ Mikel Merino opens up on Spain’s run to the European Championship

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Arsenal midfielder came off the bench during Spain’s win over England

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