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Issue 22 Is On Sale NOW!
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THE NEARLY MEN 90 MINUTES FROM THE WORLD CUP FINALS
EDWARD STUBBS traces the heartbreak of the nations who fell at the last hurdle of qualification for the greatest show […]
ENGLAND SCORE MORE WITHOUT RUNAROUND ROON
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DAVID’S DELIGHT
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FOOTBALL VS FOOTBALL
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IT’S HARD WORK BEING A STRIKER THESE DAYS
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WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE
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THE ACADEMY OF FOOTBALL
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GIBRALTAR’S ROCK
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A MATTER OF FACT
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THE RISE OF DIEGO COSTA
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IN DEFENCE OF NOT DEFENDING MOYES
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