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‘A dagger to the heart’: can Pakistan recover from latest Fifa ban?

After a third suspension in eight years, nascent progress has stalled and there are few reasons for optimism Last June, Michael Owen and Emile Heskey revived their once-feared partnership to travel to Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi and spearhead promotion of the Pakistan Football League, a new franchise-based tournament that was due to start in November […]

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Bayern’s Scottish adventures: from wrath against Raith to a shock at Aberdeen

Before the German club face Celtic in a Champions League playoff we recount a rich history that goes back decades Given Bayern Munich’s lengthy and storied history in European competition, it may come as no surprise that they have jousted with Scottish clubs over several decades. But the variation and drama attached to many of

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