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The unrivalled authority on the game of soccer around the world, World Soccer calls upon journalists from the globe's great soccer capitals. The best writers, analytical features and the ability to deliver the inside-track on domestic and world football have made World Soccer an institution. With stunning images and a website delivering up-to-the-minute global results and authoritative insights into the players, politics and power-struggles, the brand constantly looks behind the score-lines. Its insightful writing reaches to the heart of the triumphs, scandals and controversies that constantly emerge in the greatest international sport of them all.

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Henry WINTER • THE VOICE OF FOOTBALL

Keir RADNEDGE • THE INSIDER

Jonathan WILSON • TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

Konstantinos KARETSAS (Genk & Greece)

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GAME CHANGER • Brighton star Yankuba Minteh has helped to change the face of football in The Gambia

FROM SUNDAY LEAGUE TO SUPERLEAGUE • How a Nigerian winger rose from grassroots football in England to the biggest club in Switzerland

RICHARDS’ ROLLERCOASTER RIDE • Omar Richards’ colourful career has seen him get defensive tips from Jaap Stam, deputise for Alphonso Davies and win the Europa Conference League

Infantino’s dream to become reality • FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s pet project begins in Miami on June 14

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“It is a privilege to be at the Club World Cup” • The Mamelodi Sundowns head coach looks ahead to the upcoming finals in the United States

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Gold Cup’s battle for soccer spotlight • CONCACAF’s premier international tournament will face competition for attention this summer

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6 of the best CONCACAF Gold Cup stars • James Nalton picks out the players to watch at this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup finals

DEFYING THEODDS • Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt owe much of their rise to their manager, Kjetil Knutsen

“I knew that Fiorentina was a place where I could do well” • The in-form Fiorentina and Italy striker looks back on his career so far, from starting out at Juventus aged 16, and his time abroad at Everton and Paris Saint-Germain, to now thriving in Florence

“Wherever I go, everyone remembers this match” • May 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Liverpool’s unforgettable Champions League victory over Milan in Istanbul. The Reds’ goalkeeper looks back on one of the most famous matches in football history

“Sierra Leone has always had talent, but organisation was lacking” • For over two decades, Mohamed Kallon has been the face of Sierra Leonean football. Now, the ex-Internazionale and Monaco striker has stepped into the role of head coach of the national team

Arsenal return to European elite • The Gunners reach their first Champions League final since 2007, with holders Barcelona waiting

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Worls Service • Exclusive reports from our worldwide network of correspondents

Four heavyweights set for UEFA Nations League finals • The finals of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League pits four genuinely elite nations against each other in Germany

Delay to SAFF Championship • The South Asian tournament, which was due to take place...