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Sheffield Wednesday’s would-be buyers announce end of takeover interest

Consortium included Dunfermline co-owner James Bord They say due diligence showed their offer was far too high A consortium seeking to buy Sheffield Wednesday says it has withdrawn from the process. The consortium, which features James Bord, the co-owner of Dunfermline, was granted exclusivity by club administrators in December. However, it has released a statement […]

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‘I hurt so much for years but now feel proud’: John Quansah on the pain of a football career ruined by injury

Quansah left Ghana for Ajax as a boy but injury ended his career before it started. He now earns £5 a day as a builder and strives to find a new purpose in life By The Blizzard John Quansah looks at a glass display case hanging on the wall of his living room in Obuasi,

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Bodø/Glimt bask in ‘crazy’ Champions League victory over shellshocked Inter

Italian giants were well beaten by side who dazzled despite Norway’s domestic season not starting until next month There was a moment after the final whistle at San Siro on Tuesday night when the head coaches, Bodø/Glimt’s Kjetil Knutsen and Inter’s Cristian Chivu, stood chatting, seemingly discussing some tactical element of the game that had

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Mauricio Pochettino suddenly has a glut of USMNT options as the World Cup looms

Timing and luck often dictate a team’s success at tournaments. And the co-hosts have players coming into form at just the right time Bruce Arena once said that if his United States men’s national team had contested the 2006 World Cup a year earlier, the Americans would have done much better than the joyless, winless

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