Jack Charlton with England national football teammates after winning the 1996 FIFA World Cup final against West Germany.
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A general view shows the Al Janoub Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, in Doha, Qatar.
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Workers work on the top of the Al Janoub Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, in Doha, Qatar. The 40,000-seat stadium was been designed by Zaha Hadid, inspired by the hulls...
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Air conditioning system is seen under the spectators stadium seating of the Al Janoub Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, in Doha, Qatar. The 40,000-seat stadium was been ...
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Oman players celebrates with team mates after scoring a goal against India in 2022 FIFA World Cup' qualifiers match at Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium, in Guwahati.
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French President Emmanuel Macron pumping his fist in joy as France win the football World Cup in Moscow.
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The plane carrying the French soccer team arrives is met with a water cannon salute at Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, north of Paris.
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A man kicks a tear gas canister thrown by riot police during clashes on the Champs Elysees avenue where soccer fans were celebrating France's World Cup victory over Croatia in Pari...
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French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris holds the cup as the French soccer team arrives at Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, north of Paris.
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A plane with Croatian national soccer team, center, followed by a Croatian Army MiG-21 jet fighters flies over Zagreb before a celebration in Croatia.
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Supporters of the Croatian national soccer team light torches a celebration in Zagreb, Croatia. Euphoria gave way to a mixture of disappointment and pride for Croatia fans after th...
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People wait on the Place de la Concorde for the French soccer team in Paris. Following a victory lap down the packed Champs-Elysees Avenue in an open air bus, the squad that defeat...
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The crowd cheers France's victorious World Cup team descending in a bus upon Paris' packed Champs-Elysees avenue after the team's 4-2 victory over Croatia, in Paris.
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French President Emmanuel Macron, second left, his wife Brigitte, team captain Hugo Lloris holding the cup, head coach Didier Deschamps, second right, react at the presidential Ely...
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Smoke in the colors of the national flag is released by the French aerobatic squad as the bus carrying the victorious French World Cup soccer team drives down the famed Champs Elys...
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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks next to France coach Didier Deschamps during an official reception at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris. France is readying to welcome...
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Croatia's national soccer team members are seen on top of an open bus as they are greeted by fans during a celebration in central Zagreb, Croatia.
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Croatia's national soccer team members, from left, Domagoj Vida, Luka Modric, Sime Vrsaljko, Ante Rebic, Mario Mandzukic and Vedran Corluka, are seen on top of an open bus as they ...
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Croatia's national soccer team members, from left, Domagoj Vida, Luka Modric, Sime Vrsaljko, Ante Rebic and Mario Mandzukic, are seen on top of an open bus as they are greeted by f...
FIFA said potential bidders have a deadline to register interest of Feb. 16 -- more than five weeks before European qualifying groups for the World Cup begin
Russia will be unable to field teams at the upcoming Olympics, Winter Olympics or football World Cup after CAS upheld a ban for breaching anti-doping rules.
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P.K Banerjee, former captain and coach of the Indian Football team on why India failed to make a mark in world football, what for him is a demanding mistress, and more.
Fate and flaw conspired to keep egalitarian football at the margins in India. Cricket—race-erected, race-directed—flourished under post-colonial patronage.
Following matches through radio static to plugging in—Indian fans have been steadfast as ever. But has the dazzle of European soccer held us in enthralled stupor?
A bickering world, quite rightly, gets Russia, the commonest bete noire, as host of its cup of life. Ah, but we mustn’t cavil. It might turn out to be fun after all.
Lucky for us, one of the greatest rivalries in football is still unfolding in the here and now. Russia 2018 will be like a final contest for Ronaldo and Messi.