Today’s Oranje have a dearth of quality but can still prosper using the country’s inherited intelligence about the game
Wear your heart on your sleeve – and your legs, hands and feet
Following the national team makes me aspire to an Englishness I’m comfortable with
Dull passing game has dogged favourites until quarter-finals but easier route leaves them well placed for glory
Following the England team in Germany, Gideon Rachman watches new football stars emerge in the shadow of war and a resurgent far right
Fans are demanding more but the manager still admirably refuses to blame anyone but himself
Teams expect to benefit from changes to European competitions, higher ticket prices and stadium capacity
There is still a choice, but you have to be ruthless. Only total indifference will do
US car sales tycoon and AS Roma proprietor owns Hollywood production studios and flew a Spitfire in film ‘Dunkirk’
For three decades the French football team has been the instrument for a national debate on race
Texas-based owner of AS Roma starts due diligence after collapse of 777 Partners deal
Simon Kuper selects his best mid-year reads
Players are complaining about the number of fixtures. They have a point
Decision weakens a separate probe by a Milan prosecutor into hedge fund’s sale to RedBird
Favourites France and England and underdogs Ukraine and Georgia play against backdrop of domestic upheaval
Tartan Army flocks to Munich as men’s side plays first major overseas tournament in quarter of a century
A quest to find a brilliant and elusive African soccer player forms the backdrop to O’Neill’s globetrotting novel
Global players’ union faces off with governing body over ‘overloaded and unworkable’ calendar
As the country prepares for the European Football Championship, here are some of the most striking homes on the market in host cities
Refurbishment of Belfast’s derelict Casement Park stadium has stalled as UK government financing has failed to materialise
Nassef Sawiris lambasts opaque penalties faced by clubs for breaches and says system cements status quo
Partnership with private equity group CVC has not yet borne fruit, leaving clubs facing cash crunch
Top-tier football clubs divided on what to do about financial regulations they say are not working
Owner Farhad Moshiri is entertaining offers from rival creditors after sale to 777 Partners collapsed
World’s top player joins club football’s most successful side
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