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‘Kids with Down’s have no filter. I love it’: Allan Cockram, the man behind the Mighty Penguins

A new film charts the rise of a west London football club for young players with Down’s Syndrome, and the team’s founder has a fairly extraordinary life story of his own “Life has turned upside down the last eight weeks,” Allan Cockram says with a breathless smile after another muddy Sunday morning training session with

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Maddy Cusack’s family claim her spirit ‘was allowed to be broken’ by football

The 27-year-old midfielder died at her home in SeptemberFamily say Sheffield United have launched external inquiry The family of Maddy Cusack say a “thorough external investigation” has been launched into the death of the Sheffield United midfielder after claiming her spirit “was allowed to be broken” by football. Cusack died at her home address in

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The Breakdown | Arundell’s French adventure puts pressure on Borthwick and RFU

With every eye-catching Racing 92 appearance, the full-back’s England future will come under more scrutiny Another week, another stunning try for Henry Arundell, whose start to life in Paris with Racing 92 could hardly be going better. In only three appearances, one of which came from the bench, Arundell has already shown the Racing faithful

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