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Warping the World Cup: the rise of homespun ‘photographs’

Using a digital flat-bed scanner, our picture editor Jonny Weeks adapts some of his favourite images from the tournament and explores the trend of alternative photographyAlthough I’ve edited thousands of football photographs over the years, I’ve never attended a World Cup match.

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‘Best player England has developed’: Olise’s rise from Hayes to the World Cup

One of the Bayern and France playmaker’s early coaches tells the story of how a move to Reading kickstarted a careerIf Michael Olise wins the World Cup, there will be a corner of a Hayes housing estate that is for ever France. It is Olise’s corner, a scrap of parkland grass among

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France’s match with Morocco sums up this diverse, multicultural World Cup

Ninety-nine players at the tournament were born in France. Six of them could line up for Morocco in the quarter-finalBy Get French Football NewsWhen Ayyoub Bouaddi steps on to the pitch in Boston for the World Cup quarter-final on Thursday, he will do so in a Morocco shirt. Just

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Increase in racism during World Cup reflects ‘growing pattern of abuse’

Experts say rise in social media attacks on players such as Kylian Mbappé needs to be viewed in wider political contextWorld Cup live – latest updatesAs players in the World Cup shore up their tactics and hone their teamwork skills ahead of the quarter-finals, a chorus of voices

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Egypt’s World Cup ended in heartbreak but they gave the country reason to smile | Karim Zi

For Egypt this World Cup was about more than football – it was the first glimpse of collective joy that Egyptians have enjoyed in 15 yearsFor nearly 15 minutes on Tuesday it seemed Egypt were about to complete one of the great World Cup upsets. The Pharaohs were up 2-0 against Ar

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‘Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me?’ The story behind the iconic Norway v England commentar

Bjørge Lillelien’s famous rant after 1981 clash stemmed from Norwegian obsession with English footballWhat do Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper and Lady Diana have in common? On 9 September 1981 they were all beat

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British South Asians in football: Team of the Season 2025/26

It has been another breakthrough campaign for British South Asians in football, but who makes it into the 2025/26 Team of the Season?

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Going first in a penalty shootout gives teams an advantage … or does it?

Thirteen of the past 15 shootouts at World Cups have been won by the team that went secondBy Opta AnalystAfter watching 120 minutes of football, you might not find observing a coin toss the most exciting dessert. Fans in the stadium care, though. Win a coin toss for a penalty sho

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Archer gets into the World Cup spirit with clever run-out

Jofta Archer shows off his football ability to run out Axar Patel for one, as India finish on 158-7 in the fourth T20 against England in Bristol.

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‘There is a magnificent balance’: how Spain built a record-breaking defence

The Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has not conceded a goal at the World Cup and, worryingly for Belgium, he has not had to face that many shots“We’re the villains, there to stop the goals that football lives off,” Unai Simón says. If so, there has never been a bad guy as bad as him,

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Loyal and royal: How the future King became a football superfan

A love of football connects William to the country he will one day reign over in a way polo would not. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Esportes.

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‘Give me another medal!’: meet the hair stylist who has taken over the World Cup

Jayèma on working with England stars, a new look for Raphinha and forging a friendship with Lamine Yamal’s family Jayèma has had a World Cup like no other. Who else but the London hair stylist has worked with footballers from England, Brazil, the United States and Canada, and hun

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