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Football remembers the winners of major tournaments but the losers can often be forgotten, those players who came closest to lifting the game’s biggest prizes before agonisingly falling short. The World Cup and the Champions League are regarded as the two biggest competitions in football at international and club level …

He’s one of the most in-demand talents in world football following another sensational season for Borussia Dortmund, and despite the Bundesliga side’s insistence the winger wants to remain at the club, looks likely for a mega-money move this summer. Jadon Sancho is rightfully regarded amongst the best young players on …

Since the introduction of the European Champion Clubs’ Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1955, seven British teams have secured themselves at least a qualification place in European competition and been relegated to the second tier of English football in the same season. Five of these have been in …

The Copa America returns for the second successive summer this year, with South America’s leading sides – plus invited nations Australia and Qatar – once again doing battle to be acknowledged as the continent’s champions. Brazil head into international football’s oldest tournament as the current holders after beating Peru in …

The most prestigious individual accolade in world football, the Ballon d’Or has largely been a two-way fight for supremacy in recent years, the duopoly of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi being broken just once over the past 13 years. Last season saw Messi claim the award for a record sixth …

An enthralling start to the La Liga season has seen a familiar two-horse title race emerge at present, Barcelona and Real Madrid once again leading the way despite both suffering from respective troubles so far this season. Atletico Madrid and Sevilla are slightly further back and seeking to close the …

Arguably the most prestigious individual honour in the English game, the votes to be crowned as the finest player in the division will soon be held as players across the country name one fellow professional as the league’s best. Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk would take the honour last season ahead …

The race for the Premier League’s Golden Boot is heating up as we head towards the final stages of the season, with a couple of familiar names leading the way ahead of some surprise contenders. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has finished as the division’s top scorer in each of the last …

English football’s second tier remains one of the most fascinating domestic competitions in world football, the annual rat race to reach the promised land of the Premier League providing fiercely competitive battles throughout the division. Each side, regardless of their aspirations, will need a player to spearhead their charge, and …

We’ve been treated to a fantastic few days of Premier League football, and as always, the action has seen some big movers on the football stock exchange, Football Index. Liverpool continued their unbeaten start with victory over Manchester United at the weekend, the Red Devils following up their Anfield defeat …