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As well as our global weekly news round up we cover all the latest stories on the European Championships, World Cup, World Club Cup and Confederations Cup.
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Soccerphile features player profiles of players past and present, interviews and a section devoted to managers and coaches.
Our monthly editorial addresses the major issues affecting the game.
Highlights of the news section include players' and clubs' nicknames, soccer violence, the Golden Boot, the top 20 greatest games, goals and the top 20 greatest comebacks.
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Three Sackings To Start 2026
Ruben Amorim, Enzo Maresca & Xabi Alonso were all sacked by their clubs - Manchester United, Chesea and Real Madrid - to start 2026 with a bang.
Who Stands in Tottenham's Path to the Europa League Title?
Tottenham Hotspur sealed automatic qualification to the round of 16 of the Europa League following a comprehensive 3-0 win over IF Elfsborg on Matchday Eight.
The Most Promising Young Football Players of 2024
Some of the best young footballers to emerge in 2024 include Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham, Pedro, Florian Wirtz and Arda Güler.
Betting on Goals
As soccer's popularity continues to surge, especially in the USA, sportsbook promotions have become an integral part of the landscape.
Rising Stars
An in-depth look at the rising young soccer stars destined for greatness - Pedri, Jude Bellingham, Giovanni Reyna, Nuno Mendes, Dusan Vlahovic and Eduardo Camavinga.
Football & Climate Change
The world's sport has to deal with the world's crisis, this means greener stadiums and travel to games, fewer matches and a new commitment to change.
The Men Who Stole The World Cup
The Men Who Stole The World Cup - A new film recounts the last days of Sepp Blatter and the bidding wars for the FIFA 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Best Soccer Video Games of All Time
Best Soccer Video Games of All Time: FIFA 10, Rocket League, Football Manager 2012, Mega Man Soccer, Fortnite, UEFA Euro 2008, FIFA 98, Super Mario Strikers, Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 and FIFA Street.
Top 5 2021 Ballon D'Or Contenders
We look at the top 5 2021 Ballon D'Or contenders: Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Jorginho, Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi.
Football Exports
Brazil & Croatia top the football player export tables. However, Croatia and Serbia pro-rata are producing more players than larger and richer countries like England or Germany.
Guardiola's Halcyon Days
Pep Guardiola's Barcelona bucked trends and exploded received wisdom like no other playing style had since Dutch Total Football.
Gary Speed
Like Diego Maradona's drug bust at USA '94, news of Gary Speed's death in 2011 was a Kennedy football moment where people remember the time and place of receiving the news.
Top 10 Celebs Who Could Have Played Pro Football
Top 10 celebs who could have played pro football including Rod Stewart, Olly Murs, Louis Tomlinson and Sean Connery.
James Richardson
James Richardson reminisces about all things calcio in the nineties when he hosted the massively influential Football Italia.
Plastic Fantastic
A survey into the habits and trends of amateur football clubs in the United Kingdom has discovered that one in five players who currently play on substandard grass pitches are planning to play less football next season. There is a desperate need for the game's governing body in England to invest into the development of 3G pitches in order to prevent players dropping out of the sport.
Women's FA Cup Final
Chelsea Ladies face Notts County Ladies at Wembley Stadium in the 2015 SSE Women's FA Cup Final.
Golden Boot
Europe's top goalscorers to win the Golden Boot award are chosen using a quotient.
Once Mighty Clubs
Manchester United and Milan won the European Cup, were later relegated but came back to win in Europe again. Nottingham Forest, Naples and Mechelen also won European titles but are struggling to regain former glories. Ozren Podnar looks at how the mighty have fallen (and not always got back).
Soccer Violence In Italy
A policeman dies in fan violence in Italy in February 2007, this incident will be brushed under the carget just like the Moggi scandal, argues Ozren Podnar, as Italy hopes to claim the hosting of the 2012 European Championships.
Nicknames
Soccerphile's Ozren Podnar brings you a list of football nicknames from around the world, Argentina, Brazil, England, Italy, Mexico, Spain, and more.
Players' Nicknames
Soccerphile's Ozren Podnar brings you a list of football players nicknames from around the world, Pele, van Basten, Zico, Zidane, Platini, Beckham, and more.
Amazing Games
The twenty most amazing football matches of all time featuring World Cup, European Championships, international and club football.
Comebacks
The twenty most amazing football comebacks of all time featuring Real Madrid, Barcelona, West Germany and many more great escapes from European and World Cup football.
Football's Greatest Love Matches
The greatest football love stories - David & Victoria, Wayne and Coleen, Andriy & Kristen, Luis & Helen, Ronaldo & Raica, Carlos and Natalia.
The Greatest Nearly Comebacks
The top most nearly comebacks in European competition. Inspired by Glasgow Celtic's 5-4 aggregate loss to Artmedia of Slovakia in 2005.
Top 20 Greatest Goals
The top twenty greatest goals of all time featuring Maradona, van Basten, Pele......
Top 20 Greatest Penalty Shoot-outs
The top twenty greatest penalty shoot-outs featuring the Czech Republic, Germany and England of course.
Charleroi Sue FIFA - The Oulmers Case
The Oulmers Case threatens to change the face of international football for the worse - for ever.
Michel Platini & The Fight Against Football Greed
Michel Plantini and FIFA President Sepp Blatter back more local player representation in European club sides.
UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup - look back at the UEFA Cup, now the Europa League.
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