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Five players to watch in the World Cup quarter-finals

The early rounds of Qatar 2022 have not disappointed – and four more tantalising ties lie in store at the quarter-final stage. All eight remaining nations will harbour hopes of lifting the World Cup trophy, while their star players will be looking to cement their individual legacies this winter. With a remarkable array of talent…

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World Cup Stat Attack: Qatar 2022 in numbers

The business end of Qatar 2022 is upon us, after a scintillating few weeks of World Cup action. FIFA’s festival of football has certainly thrown up plenty of shocks, from Saudi Arabia’s group stage victory over Argentina to Spain’s Round of 16 exit at the hands of Morocco. But the world’s big guns have been…

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The perils of age and not defending, featuring Luis Suárez

The combined age of Barcelona’s two top-scorers is 66. That’s pensionable age. It’s no surprise, given the ground-breakingly embarrassing exit from the Champions League, that there’s talk of a rebuild at Camp Nou. Some are even wondering how Los Culés might look if Lionel Messi left. But the player that needs shifting most urgently is…

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