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FC 24 Golazo guide with new cards for Cruyff, Crouch and Cafu

Plus see all Robin van Persie objectives in your FC 24 Golazo guide

GamesRadar

Footballers who wore unusual shirt numbers

From the bizarre to the ridiculous, a look at some of the more unusual shirt number choices for footballers over the years...

FourFourTwo

Football quiz: can you name these nations’ most-capped male players?

Which players have turned out the most times for the top 16 countries in men’s football? Test your knowledge now

The Guardian - UK

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Jari Litmanen on Ajax, Barça and a wrist that ‘broke into eight pieces’

The best footballer Finland has ever produced talks to Michael Butler about the highs and lows of his career and his anonymous life today in Estonia

The Guardian - UK

"He was semi-depressed, he didn’t leave our room for two or three days" Former roommate of Pep Guardiola recalls tough times in Spain and the 'inevitable' signs he was destined for greatness

In an interview for FourFourTwo, Albert Ferrer spoke about rooming with Guardiola and the signs that hinted at a future in management

FourFourTwo

Former Manchester United man claims he was 'top of Johan Cruyff's Barcelona shopping list'

The ex-Manchester United star says he was a wanted man

FourFourTwo

Pep Guardiola: Chasing Perfection review – might have been better if he was actually interviewed

It’s not exactly the most probing film, and the man himself is largely absent, but the story of Guardiola’s rise to glory is undeniably inspiring

The Guardian - UK

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Ivan Toney, imagined scenarios and a history of interesting comments

In today’s Football Daily: Ivan Toney, Palace ambitions and more

The Guardian - UK

'They are still looking for the next Eddy, but they’ll never find one': Eight riders have been called 'The Next Merckx', but none have achieved as much

Heavy is the head that wears the crown of a comparison to cycling’s most revered rider – Chris Marshall-Bell gets the measure of what is simultaneously cycling’s greatest compliment and greatest curse

Cycling Weekly

Franz Beckenbauer: Iconic 'Kaiser' transformed football forever on his way to conquering the world

The sporting great passed away this week, leaving a legacy that may never be matched

Evening Standard

Franz Beckenbauer was the complete footballer and a triumphant coach

Der Kaiser was effortlessly ahead of his time on the pitch with Bayern and West Germany and won a World Cup as a manager

The Guardian - UK

Beckenbauer The Stylish Kaiser Who Ruled German Football

Franz Beckenbauer, an iconic German player and later coach with a knack for leading his teams to greatness, has died at the age of 78.

International Business Times

De Zerbi snubs compromises as Brighton’s highwire act pays off

Club’s form has declined after brilliant start but their risky possession game was at its thrilling best against Tottenham

The Guardian - UK

QPR’s Martí Cifuentes: ‘I’m an optimist. I don’t have any magical recipe’

Catalan is used to proving doubters wrong and is applying lessons from Cruyff in his push to keep club in the Championship, he tells Jacob Steinberg

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Latin Times

Remembering Lionel Messi's Record-Breaking 91 Goals in 2012

Lionel Messi also won two European Golden Boots between 2012-13.

FourFourTwo

Ranked! The 10 best Barcelona sides ever

Delving into the depths of the best Barcelona sides ever – from Rivaldo to Ronaldinho, Maradona to Messi

The Hindu

Daily Quiz | On FC Barcelona

A quiz on FC Barcelona, one of the world’s most sporting teams, that had its genesis on November 29, 1899

The National (Scotland)

Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders hails Ben Doak as he pinpoints Johan Cruyff pathway

He is a big fan of the forward.

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The Guardian - UK

‘We play as one’: Bas de Leede on Total Cricket, Cruyff and the World Cup

All-rounder praised by Durham’s director of cricket was instrumental in his country qualifying for India in October

The Independent UK

Focus on Spain ahead of their World Cup final showdown with England or Australia

The Spaniards had never before progressed beyond the last 16.

The Guardian - UK

Netherlands and Spain set for quarter-final battle of substance and style

Two European sides differ tactically, which will make for one of the tournament’s most fascinating encounters

FourFourTwo

Why Barcelona's new shirt might be their most controversial ever

Barcelona debuted their new away kit in their pre-season friendly defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday, but not everybody approves of it

FourFourTwo

Gheorghe Hagi once played two professional games of football for separate clubs on the same weekend - and even signed for FOUR teams at once

Gheorghe Hagi also describes how playing barefoot as a child helped him develop into an elite-level footballer

FourFourTwo

‘They brainwashed me’: Gheorghe Hagi describes the experience of playing for both Barcelona and Real Madrid

Not many players have pulled on both shirts during their playing careers, but Hagi explains what it was really like

FourFourTwo

‘I’m sorry it didn’t happen’: Gheorghe Hagi admits he would have loved to play for Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle United, and that Tottenham Hotspur showed interest

The Romanian ultimately snubbed a move to the Premier League for Johan Cruyff and Barcelona

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