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FIFA 100

Golden Boot winners, flops and what-could-have-beens

Sport

Golden Boot winners, flops and what-could-have-beens

By Antoinette Muller

France’s World Cup: Engineered by a shrewd tactician, brought alive by the players from the banlieues

Sport

France’s World Cup: Engineered by a shrewd tactician, brought alive by the players from the banlieues

By Antoinette Muller

France vs Belgium: Head-to-head and what history predicts might happen

Sport

France vs Belgium: Head-to-head and what history predicts might happen

By Antoinette Muller

Liberté, égalité, fraternité: France’s World Cup team is the antithesis of right-wing populism

Sport

Liberté, égalité, fraternité: France’s World Cup team is the antithesis of right-wing populism

By Antoinette Muller

The Day That Was: Curse of the champions and Brazil find their samba

Sport

The Day That Was: Curse of the champions and Brazil find their samba

By Antoinette Muller

In Pictures: Day Seven of the World Cup

Sport

In Pictures: Day Seven of the World Cup

By Antoinette Muller

#Russia2018: Spanish imprecision, exits galore and Ronaldo's golden boot

Sport

#Russia2018: Spanish imprecision, exits galore and Ronaldo's golden boot

By Antoinette Muller

The players with the golden boots

Sport

The players with the golden boots

By Max Benson

#Russia2018: Serbian argy-bargy, spy claims and schooling the world on Asamoah Gyan

Sport

#Russia2018: Serbian argy-bargy, spy claims and schooling the world on Asamoah Gyan

By Antoinette Muller

Spain vs Portugal: Derby delight beckons as an early World Cup treat

Sport

Spain vs Portugal: Derby delight beckons as an early World Cup treat

By AFP

Zinedine Zidane exit shocks Real Madrid

Sport

Zinedine Zidane exit shocks Real Madrid

By AFP

Ronaldo rescues Real Madrid after sensational Juventus comeback

Sport

Ronaldo rescues Real Madrid after sensational Juventus comeback

By AFP