IN 2001, a 13-year-old Lionel Messi and his family relocated from Rosario to Barcelona. Reports of his trial are poetic, as just two minutes on a football pitch were enough for the…
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When it comes to Spain versus England at club and international level, there is only one winner. The past decade has seen 11 Spanish clubs come out victorious in Europe’s top two…
“Why couldn’t you beat a richer club? I’ve never seen a bag of money score a goal.” The words of Johan Cruyff. That’s the sort of trailblazing, fearless thinking that helped push…