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2017 Confederations Cup: New Zealand profile

New Zealand are rank outsiders heading into the 2017 edition of the Confederations Cup, with Anthony Hudson's side likely to find things extremely dif...

2017 Confederations Cup: Germany profile

World champions Germany will fancy their chances of adding another piece of silverware to the trophy cabinet at the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia....

2017 Confederations Cup: Chile profile

South American champions Chile have fostered a winning mentality in recent years and will be looking to collect another piece of silverware at the 201...

2017 Confederations Cup: Cameroon profile

Cameroon shocked the continent by winning the Africa Cup of Nations in January, and the Indomitable Lions will now be aiming to spring another surpris...

2017 Confederations Cup: Australia profile

Australia have been handed a difficult group at the 2017 Confederations Cup, but they will be looking to make their mark just 12 months before the Wor...

2017 Confederations Cup: Portugal profile

Having sampled the taste of victory at the European Championship in France last summer, Portugal will be desperate to repeat the feat at the Confedera...

The rise, fall and potential resurrection of intercontinental club football

The 50th anniversary of Celtic’s 2-1 European Cup final win over Inter has been much celebrated – and rightly so. It is even more signific...

Forget Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcelo is Real Madrid's Mr. Irreplaceable

Real Madrid head into Saturday's match against Juventus looking to win their 12th European Cup and become the first club to claim back-to-back Champio...

England are right not to parachute senior players into the Under-21 European Championship

The 2017 European Under-21 Championship is approaching, which means that so too is a familiar debate: why are age-qualified senior internationals not ...

Higuain and Juventus out to slay the dragon by delivering when it matters most

Just two years on from their last appearance, Juventus have once again reached the Champions League final. The Bianconeri have made no secret of their...

Why Isco will be key to Real Madrid's chances of Champions League success against Juventus

It has taken a while – almost four years, in fact – but Isco is finally developing into a crucial first-team player for Real Madrid, just ...

Win or lose in Cardiff, Juventus are on the verge of becoming a superclub

On a frosty Monday evening in January, Juventus unveiled a new logo at the Science and Technology Museum in Milan. The slogan of the event was ‘...