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WELCOME

Football’s return has been a huge relief to many. While

MEAN WHILE IN…

Behind-closed-doors football has been far from ideal, but one fan

CRYSTAL PALACE

HORSE 1 JOSE 0 Bad news for Mourinho the

GAMES THAT CHAnGED MY LIFE OWEn HARGREAVES

GIANT-KILLING Hamburg blew their chance to make the promotion

“SIT DOWN, FIDO!”

There are two things in life that really deter a

JAMIE ‘TIK TOK’ LAWRENCE

Hi Jamie. Did you discover anything about yourself during lockdown,

THE ULTIMATE QUIZ

01 Gianfranco Zola joined Chelsea for just £4.5 million in

ELIS JAMES

COULD HAVE GONE EITHER WAY A youthful Rostov side

EVERTON 20 LIVERPOOL 19

After a brilliant Premier League-winning season, Liverpool have begun their

DEMBA BA

You’ve been switching between sides in Turkey and China over

THE VIEW FROM THE STAnDS

DID YOU KNOW? Empoli scored only 13 league goals

“I WANTED TO CHANGE SOMETHING AT ARSENAL, TO PLAY MY PART IN HISTORY. IT TURNED OUT WELL...”

Dennis Bergkamp is smiling, as he remembers Clacket Lane services

20 ICONS WHO DEFINED AN ERA

BEFORE Following in a father’s footsteps is never easy, but

NINE TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU

Henrik Larsson was just 16 minutes into his Celtic career,

RACE IT’S TIME FOR A REAL TALK

The Black Lives Matter campaign may have morphed from worthy

THIS GIRL DOES

By her own admissions, Alex Scott does not know how

BEFORE GERMANY’S FIRST EURO 2020 GAME, I’LL BE THINKING, ‘THIS TIME LAST YEAR I WAS BUILDING A SAND PIT!’

Joshua Kimmich always gets his wish. In March, Bayern Munich’s

HOW RICKY WON THE UNWINNABLE WAR

Decked in blue and white, they chanted his name on

I’M TREATED LIKE THE BIN LADEN OF FOOTBALL

For as long as I can remember I’ve been trouble,

THE CITY THAT CAN’T CELEBRATE

More than 40,000 Atalanta fans were on their feet, roaring

“WE’RE CALLED JOSSY’S GIANTS, FOOTBALL’S JUST A BRANCH OF SCIENCE”

Even if you remember nothing else, anyone who watched Jossy’s

MY PERFECT XI CHRIS SUTTON

“I embraced being a player at Celtic and really enjoyed

“WHEN I PLAYED IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE FOR SWANSEA, I’D OFTEN EAT SEAWEED - I’M A BIT WEIRD”

Why did you adapt to life at Swansea so easily

“AFTER DEL PIERO SCORED AGAINST GERMANY IN THE 2006 SEMI-FINAL, I WENT OVER AND HUGGED THE REF”

You had one season at Everton in 1998-99. What did

“EVERYONE STUCK UP FOR SHEARER AND NOT LENNON, BUT HE WAS THE ONE WHO GOT KICKED IN THE HEAD”

In ’89 I won the Silver Ball at the FIFA

“I HAVE NO GOOD PICTURES OF ME CELEBRATING MY CUP FINAL GOAL - THEY ARE ALL OF WISE’S BACKSIDE”

I was a Reading boy - my school was a