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Jonathan Wilson

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5 days ago

Real Madrid v Al-Hilal: Club World Cup – live updates

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The French superstar is not in Real M…

7 days ago

No kings, few fans: USA’s year of World Cups gets off to a flat start

Fifa’s much-hyped Club World Cup and Concacaf’s Gold Cup opened to crowds far short of what organizers might have hoped

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That the two events should coincide …

10 days ago

Thomas Frank is just what Tottenham need but will he be given time to prove it? | Jonathan Wilson

Manager is flexible but a slow starter with limited experience in Europe, and arrives as the love still lingers for former manager

Brøndby appointed Thomas Frank as manager in June 2013 and did not wi…

13 days ago

Platense who? Club World Cup is another step on the road to a global super league | Jonathan Wilson

Fifa’s huge prize money risks making a handful of clubs almost infinitely wealthier than their domestic rivals

Last Sunday, in the northern Argentinian city of Santiago del Estero, Platense beat Hurac…

14 days ago

When will a team from North America, Asia or Africa win the men’s World Cup?

In this mailbag edition of Jonathan Wilson’s newsletter, he answers questions about inverted wingers, favorite jerseys and more

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We’re now a year-ish from t…

Jordan Henderson showed the attitude his England teammates were lacking | Jonathan Wilson

It was after the substitution of the former Liverpool captain that Thomas Tuchel’s side slipped in to individualism

The tendency is always to gloom. How could it not be? Nobody could have sat through …

16 days ago

Bilbao was a glorious blip for Spurs – and that’s why Levy had to sack Postecoglou | Jonathan Wilson

Tottenham chair was not blinded by silverware and decided finishing fourth-bottom of the Premier League was not enough

In football, there is always a lot of light and noise. There is always a lot of e…

England were dismal against minnows Andorra but it really doesn’t matter | Jonathan Wilson

Tuchel’s target is to win the World Cup and a scintillating performance would not have made lifting the prize in New Jersey any more likely

How bad was it? Bad enough to be England’s worst result in s…

21 days ago

PSG’s Champions League win was thrilling. It was still sportswashing | Jonathan Wilson

After years as a directionless collection of celebrity footballers, PSG are a true team now. But they still represent one of the sport’s darkest trends

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22 days ago

Brazil return to their roots with appointment of Carlo Ancelotti | Jonathan Wilson

Five-time World Cup winners have their first foreign coach but it reconnects them to a tradition that made them great

On Friday, against Ecuador in Guayaquil, Carlo Ancelotti will become the first for…

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