Can you name all 12 clubs Christian Vieri played for in his career?

He went on to great success, winning a Scudetto and two Coppas Italia while scoring over 200 career goals. The centre forward was a settled part of the Italy national team, racking up 23 goals in 49 caps. At club level…

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A salute to Kanu, mercurial genius and ultimate Arsenal cult hero

While he never managed to reach the heights of the other strikers at the club, his phenomenal footwork and two-fingered salute made him an icon. It’s the final minute of the match at Stamford Bridge, and the atmosphere…

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9 modern greats we can’t believe never made the Ballon d’Or podium: Suarez, Bale…

Meaning that competition was fierce for the remaining spot and some truly incredible footballers missed out altogether. Here are nine modern-day greats of football we can’t believe never finished in the top three of the…

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An ode to Jimmy Bullard, who treats football as seriously as we all should

In fact, it’s possible that Jimmy Bullard loves banter more than life itself. Banter is his very essence. Cut him and he bleeds pure, unadulterated banter. Jimmy Bullard is banter incarnate. Banter in its most…

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Trying to work out how and why Pele became a scout for Fulham

Since retiring as a professional footballer in 1977, Pele was appointed a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and Brazil’s Extraordinary Minister for Sport, received an honorary Knighthood from the Queen, published books…

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Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, can break another world age record on Friday

In her next game, she drew from a winning position against GM Nino Batsiashvili, rated 2426. Sivanandan has thus already joined the 10 youngest 2400-rated players of all time, who include the new Russian star Roman…

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Chaotic state of football in Brazil epitomises a nation where greed has conquered glory | Jonathan Liew

There are lawyers involved, claims and counter-claims, and in any case, adjudicating land ownership disputes between right-wing strongmen and Tottenham reserve-team strikers lies very much beyond this column's spectrum…

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IND-W vs ZIM-W ODIs, live streaming and TV channels: Where to watch live and match timings for Zimbabwe tour of India

Here’s how to catch live action from the series. After comfortably winning the T20I series 3-0, India will host Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series. All three matches of the series will be played at the BCA Stadium…

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Watch Tonga v Lebanon: Free streams, broadcasters for Rugby League World Cup match

10.05am BST / 8.05pm AEDT / 10.05pm NZDT / 5.05am EDT / 2.05am PDT – Other live streams: Premier Sports (UK, Ireland, US), Sky Sport (New Zealand) – Watch from anywhere: Try NordVPN 100% risk-free Tonga’s World Cup…

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Antonelli’s second-year title bid reminds Hamilton of his first seasons in F1 | Formula 1

Antonelli can clinch the title at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix. He is virtually guaranteed to win the championship, holding a 102-point lead with 150 points available. Hamilton, whose departure from Mercedes…

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