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How To Start A Soccer Supporters Club

This article shows you how to start your own soccer supporters club in your town. New soccer fan clubs are popping up all over America. Why not start your own?

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Fascinating Portraits Of Pelé The King

The passing of Pelé caused sadness and mourning across the world, as well as happy memories. Here are some portraits of Pelé by illustrator Nick Oldham.

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Argentina Win Spectacular World Cup Final

Argentina 3 France 3 – A Kylian Mbappe hat-trick wasn’t enough to see off Lionel Messi and Argentina in one of the best World Cup finals of all time.

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England Crash Out to Italy In Tense Euro Final

England losing to Italy in the Euro 2021 FInal was so very English, part of the national pastime of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory – like Brexit.

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The Best Eleven Players In Scotland 2021

As Scotland’s domestic season limps to its conclusion, the time has come to recognize the best XI players who have starred in the drama

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Actor Michael Sheen On Being Brian Clough

James Rogers sits down with Welsh actor Michael Sheen to discuss his role as Brian Clough, Ol’ big head, in ‘The Damned United’.

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The Magic Of The FA Cup Lives On

The FA Cup is “the greatest cup competition in the world”, the one that transcends all others, that can captivate not just England, but the whole world.

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Christian Pulisic Is Living Up To The Hype

The initial reaction to Christian Pulisic making an estimated £58 million move to Chelsea was decidedly mixed. Some describe the move from Dortmund as risky.

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The Magic Of The Cup: Season 1967-68

Dave Bowler has been busy lately working on a new project ‘The Magic Of The Cup’ that will cover each historic FA Cup season from preliminaries to final.

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The Beautiful Game – NYC Soccer TV

Watch the original New York soccer TV show the USA – and one of the first to cover MLS – made by some pub players and New York Soccer Supporters in the 1990s.

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