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Jack Lang

25 days

I found Kerlon

In search of Kerlon and his seal dribble

The Athletic has been searching for Kerlon for years. Finally, we found him. He tells his story — and shows us if he can still do the trick

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Jack Lang

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5 years

Mourinho: "The yellow card was fair, because I was rude. But I was rude to an idiot"

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5 years

Arsenal should sign Carlos Bacca, play Saka further forward and convince both Kaká and Steve McManaman to come out of retirement, in order to form a magnificent Kaká-Xhaka-Macca-Saka-Laca-Bacca front six

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Hi, police? I would like to report a crime against good taste

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8 years

You know it's bad when you're not celebrating David Cameron resigning

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Kane looks like he’s running through treacle. And his legs are also made of treacle. And there’s treacle in his lungs and in his eyes and in his soul. And he’s wading, he’s really trying, but it’s just all treacle and you can’t really tell where the treacle ends and he begins

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5 years

Sentences I never expected to write: Nolberto Solano has been arrested in Peru for breaking self-isolation rules in order to go to a party

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5 years

The one silver lining to the inevitable disbanding of this Ajax team will be Ed Woodward trying to get involved and signing Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

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6 years

Siri, please fuse the DNA of Roberto Mancini, Nigel Havers and Richard Madeley and show me the results

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Sporting Director, Jesus Garcia Pitarch discusses how @Bradders_David was involved in his early memories of #AVFC ... Full interview 👉 #PartOfThePride

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6 years

Be so great if Daley Blind could emulate his dad’s European Cup success. A case of D Blind following D Blind

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4 years

Truth police: if you’re comparing Benzema’s (really nice!) assist to this work of otherworldly beauty, you’ve gone wrong

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5 years

This substitution was brought to you by the academic discipline of science

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4 years

This graphic makes it look like Dean Henderson was the lone survivor of some tragic accident at Carrington

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7 years

Eric Dier doing interviews in Portuguese 👏🏼

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1 year

Trying to work out which of the backroom employees listed on Flamengo's website wants to beat me up the most

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5 years

Most Brazilian thing I’ve ever seen: three lads who have adopted Qatar as their team because – no, really – the name of the country sounds like the Portuguese word “catar” in a song they like

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4 years

Selling Matt Doherty for £15m and then agreeing to pay up to £37m for Nelson Semedo... bit weird, Wolves

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4 years

Congratulations to Claudinho, winner of the 2020 Puskas Award

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5 years

The delivery was as good as you would imagine

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7 years

Perotti man of the match

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5 years

First ever back-to-back father-son interviews on Match of the Day. Lovely moment

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6 years

DeAndre Yedlin to the referee after Neymar goes down: “Did you watch the World Cup?”

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7 years

A friend is going to Burning Man and sent me this list of scheduled activities. I am never going to Burning Man

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6 years

Richarlison explains why it was football or nothing for him: “I wasn’t great at school, let’s put it that way. To give you an idea, I managed to fail art class. And my uncle was the teacher!”

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4 years

This is genuinely grotesque

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6 years

Only in Brazilian football, #491 : here's Dudu, fresh from winning the league with Palmeiras, being interviewed by a horse puppet

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7 years

ESPN Brasil commentator calls Simon Mignolet “mão de alface” – lettuce hands

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7 years

Irony news: Botafogo won't let Flamengo use their Engenhão stadium for Carioca final because Vinícius Júnior did this 'crybaby' celebration against them at the weekend

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3 years

Neymar is unique among elite players in that he gets criticised even when he plays well. What is it about him that some people so dislike?

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6 years

One phone call to Tino Asprilla away from being the best night out in human history

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4 years

"Even as a teenager, he had this strength of character that most 30-year-olds couldn't match. Mentally, he is so strong." The making of Gabriel, with @gunnerblog

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4 years

Shakhtar Donetsk have signed 35 Brazilians since 2002. What's the idea behind the policy? How does it work on a practical level? Why does a young Brazilian choose Shakhtar? And why isn't everyone happy about it?

Inside Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian experiment

The Athletic speaks to those at the players, coaches and executives that helped turn a Ukrainian outpost into Europe's Brazilian hotbed

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2 years

“He was 17 but he had the physique of a 12-year-old. When I presented him to the youth director, he burst out laughing.” Given the speed and grace of his adaptation at Liverpool, you might think Luis Díaz was always a sure thing. But you’d be wrong

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6 years

Lot to digest here

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3 years

Alexander-Arnold has been brilliant for Madrid so far

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3 months

2am in Miami. All of the Argentina players have gone in, except for three: Lisandro Martínez, Sergio Romero, Nahuel Molina. Just having a nice little picnic

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9 months

Oscar was 25 when he swapped Chelsea for China. He is still there seven years later, the last holdout superstar in a hollowed-out league. He is absurdly rich but it is hard not to regard his career as an abdication of talent. Was it worth it? ⬇️

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10 years

Dani Alves EATS RACISM

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1 year

In search of Vinícius Júnior. Special report from Rio de Janeiro on the places and people who shaped his character. “Even in these circumstances, his star is shining.”

In search of Vinicius Junior: Visiting the hometown of Real Madrid’s ‘shining star’

To understand Vinicius Jr - the 22-year-old Real Madrid star taking a stand against racism in La Liga - The Athletic visited his hometown

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7 years

David Moyes looking like a hospital grief councillor whose primary job is breaking bad news to families

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1 year

Jadon Sancho missed three months last season with what Erik ten Hag called "physical & mental" issues. However he trains, empathy should prevail. If only there was a recent example of another young player who was struggling more than anyone realised...

Before hammering Jadon Sancho, think back six weeks to Dele Alli

In opting to air his grievances, Erik ten Hag has invited increased scrutiny — and disapproval — for Jadon Sancho from the wider world

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5 years

Grêmio shirt vending machine

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6 years

Could be worse; you could be Nikola Kalinić

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2 years

Calma, gente 🤣

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6 years

Carlos Sánchez for Santos last night: sick and wrong

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4 years

I cannot believe how long the 'Style of Play' section on George Boyd's Wikipedia page is

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1 year

Marcelo Gallardo won it all at River Plate, establishing himself as South America's best coach. Now he is being linked with Europe's biggest clubs. He talks to @TheAthleticFC about his philosophy, methods – and why his next job has to suit his identity

The Marcelo Gallardo philosophy: ‘I want my teams to take the initiative, be protagonists’

Former River Plate boss Gallardo is among the most in-demand managers in football - he shares his philosophy and views on the game...

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5 years

Dybala. Rude

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5 years

This just in from the Department of Unconscionable Filth

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6 years

When you’re scared the bus driver hasn’t seen you

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9 years

It's borderline unfair just how many good players France have

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5 years

(Tiki-taka)

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3 years

Just the 13 games in 28 days for Palmeiras. Shine on, Brazilian football calendar!

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3 years

AGENDA DO PALMEIRAS 14/4 - Defensa Y Justicia 16/4 - São Paulo 18/4 - Botafogo 21/4 - Universitário 23/4 - Guarani 25/4 - Mirassol 27/4 - Indep. Del Valle 29/4 - Inter de Limeira 2/5 - Santo André 4/5 - Defensa Y Justicia 6/5 - Santos 9/5 - Ponte Preta 11/5 - Indep. Del Valle

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6 years

Siri, could you please ruin football shirts for me forever?

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5 years

Marcelo Moreno paints Cruzeiro colours onto his body as he checks in for a third spell at the club. “I never took this shirt off” (via @isabellymoraiis )

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5 years

Correct: Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth Horrible but not uncommon: Crystal Palace 0 Bournemouth 0 Amazon’s scoreboard: 0 Crystal Palace Bournemouth 0

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9 years

@BeardedGenius Nadiya breathes oxygen. So, studies show, do 100% of murderers

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5 years

John Utaka. Shaka Hislop. Mertesacker?!

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9 years

This is superb: Ronaldinho crashes into a ditch at the side of the road, fan seizes opportunity for awkward selfie http://t.co/rZyYm2aDoT

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7 years

Chapecoense to wear this special jersey in friendly against Barcelona next week. 71 stars – one for each victim of tragic plane crash

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4 years

None of these camera angles has satisfied me. Show one from behind the kicker!

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4 years

New contract for Gabriel Martinelli at Arsenal. Richly deserved. And another victory for ‘The Project’

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4 years

Bernio Verhagen joined four top-flight clubs across three continents in the space of nine months. He didn't play a single game for any of them. He is now in prison, facing charges of fraud and forgery. Welcome to the world of the 'ghost footballer'...

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4 years

Richarlison is a brilliant footballer, but he’s an even better person. “I get emotional just talking about him,” says one former coach, and he isn’t alone. These are stories about the Richarlison you don’t know, about the giant heart behind the scowl

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6 years

Notes taken during football matches: you are doing it wrong and Japanese journalists are doing it right

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6 years

Now that’s a stat: Neymar has spent 13 minutes and 50 seconds on the floor during this World Cup

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5 years

Obvious what kind of football they should play, too. TOTAL FOOTBALL!

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4 years

Antony 😍

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3 years

Leeds vs Liverpool will have a special taste for Rodrigo and Thiago. They have inseparable since they met at school in Brazil, 20 years ago. This is the story of their friendship

‘Even brothers aren’t as alike as they were’ – how Thiago and Rodrigo went from boyhood friends to...

The Liverpool midfielder and the Leeds forward first met in Brazil back in 2001 and have remained close ever since

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3 years

Making excuses for maverick geniuses since 1998 ✌🏼

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6 years

Germany’s clean sheet: ctrl + alt + De Ligt

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5 years

Wan-Bissaka and Bakke (out of position but fuck it) take us to within three of a whole XI

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8 years

Cruzeiro using squad numbers to highlight challenges faced by women in Brazil. "A rape every 11 minutes"

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5 years

That’s one way to decide who takes a free-kick

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5 years

These stupid things are designed exclusively by people who never saw Roy Keane play

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7 years

Volta Redonda

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7 years

When you take your granny to see the seaside

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4 years

When Alexandre Pato burst onto the scene, people thought he’d win the Ballon d’Or and make Brazil’s No 9 jersey his own. What happened?

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8 years

"Arsenal restored some pride but were ultimately unable to overturn the first-leg deficit..."

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1 year

From the court where he worked on his left foot until midnight to Ituano FC, where he turned professional. From his youth coaches to his father, who first put him on the path to the top. These are the people and places that shaped Gabriel Martinelli ⤵️

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5 years

Is Joe Willock a good long-term alternative to Mesut Özil at Arsenal? I’m not sure! But I have shown my workings

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6 years

Problem with starting Fellaini is that you can’t bring Fellaini on in moments like this

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2 years

“Playing against Darwin was like being under siege. You couldn’t leave him alone for 10 seconds.” Darwin Núñez used to sleep hungry & cry during training. Now he's plotting Premier League glory. This is his story so far, told by those who know him best

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5 years

Richarlison dedicates goal to his great-grandmother. Reporter: “What is she called?” Richarlison: “I can’t remember! I’ve forgotten! I don’t know, it’s just so much emotion. I can’t recall it. It’s time to celebrate now, but I’ll tell you if I remember!” 😂😂😂

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5 years

“Dominating a prison five-a-side league? Haha! Classic Ronaldinho!” No, sorry. This is a tragedy, not a comedy

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6 years

No one can fuck with Alexis Sánchez on that sweet bad-decisions-per-minute stat

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8 years

Neymar. When other heads were dropping, his didn't. Free-kick, penalty, assist. Brilliant

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4 years

The unstoppable rise of fantasy football. Why do we play? Who’s making a living from it? Do people take it too seriously? And what does the future hold? Featuring @FFScout_Mark , @FPLGeneral , @SkontoRigga & “fantasy degenerate” @MagnusCarlsen

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8 years

More proof that Nick Kyrgios is great

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6 years

Siri, sum up the state of Brazilian domestic football in one photo

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6 years

Newly rescued from a Toulouse flea market... 😍😍😍

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4 years

Ki-Jana Hoever has been tipped by Jürgen Klopp to make an impact next season. He could even get a chance before that, with Joel Matip out. I spoke to him at the U17 World Cup last year and could see his potential on the pitch

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5 years

“Probably... equal” has absolutely killed me

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2 years

“Just speaking about it makes me emotional. It was a dream for me. Those may have been the best days of my life as a footballer.” Barcelona? No. Benfica? No. The Brazil national team? Strike three. Geovanni is talking about his beloved Hull City

Geovanni on Hull City: ‘I felt at home. The club really got under my skin’

Geovanni's nomadic career took him to Cruzeiro, Barcelona and Manchester City, but he arguably cherishes his time at Hull City most of all

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7 years

So now Barcelona have Brazil’s best midfielder AND Philippe Coutinho 😉

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5 years

Cool goal I had never seen before: Dênis Marques for Atlético-PR

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3 years

Kenedy has been one of the stars of Granada's incredible run to the Europa League QFs. I spoke to him about their journey, Mourinho, Geordie accents, and why he feels he has "rediscovered the old Kenedy" after some turbulent times

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6 years

Fun fact: the letter J is ‘jota’ in Portuguese, so by having DIOGO J on his shirt, Diogo Jota has also effectively got his whole name 👍🏼

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