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‘North Korea can own a club’: How fans grew to defend sportswashing

As nation-state ownership within football becomes normalized, growing numbers of fans are willing to make excuses for autocrats It was the clearest definition of ‘sportswashing’ you could hope for. Buried within Foreign Office exchanges unearthed in a recent investigation by The Athletic into the Saudi takeover of Newcastle United, one line stuck out: “The takeover

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Dismal Champions League form leaves Celtic in need of consolation | Ewan Murray

Brendan Rodgers has one last chance to restore some much-needed Old Firm pride against Feyenoord on Wednesday The conclusion to European campaigns is met with relief at Celtic Park. A club steeped in the tradition of jousting with the best on this continent have endured so many harrowing evenings since Barcelona were vanquished in 2012

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Which football teams have been top scorers and finished bottom? | The Knowledge

Plus: the same names against each other; teams being thrashed but winning on xG; pointless points deductions and more Mail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU “Manchester United are currently bottom of their Champions League group while being its top scorers with 12 goals in five games. Has a team top-scored in a group at

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