Mir Shabbar Ali
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How Spain made Argentina look ordinary (opens the original)
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The scoreline said Spain had beaten Argentina 1-0 after extra time. The match said something far more emphatic. For much of the World Cup final in New Jersey, Spain did not merely outplay the defending champions. They controlled the game so completely that Argentina, despite the presence of Lionel Messi in what was expected to be his final World Cup match, were reduced to chasing shadows. The victory gave Spain their second World Cup title, but it was the manner of the triumph that made it parti
From Red Fury to a symphony in red: How Spain made themselves perennial World Cup favourites (opens the original)
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There was a time when Spainâs football was defined by fury. Today, it is defined by control. The old La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) was built on passion, aggression and flashes of individual brilliance. The Spain of today is something more complete: technically immaculate, tactically sophisticated and capable of turning possession into sudden, devastating attacks. As Spain prepare to face Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium tonight, they do so unbeaten in 37 matches and as r
The heir from the bath: Messi, Yamal and the long shadow of La Masia (opens the original)
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In the summer of 2007, Lionel Messi was a 20-year-old Barcelona player still establishing himself as one of the most gifted young footballers in the world. Lamine Yamal was a six-month-old baby. During a Unicef charity photoshoot, Messi held the infant and bathed him in a small plastic tub. The photograph, which emerged years later, became one of football’s most remarkable images — not because anyone knew what either of them would become, but precisely because nobody did. Nearly two decades late
Where do we go from here? FIFAâs showpiece loses its moral high ground (opens the original)
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âWHERE do we go from here?â England manager Thomas Tuchel asked when queried about his views on the suspension of United States striker Folarin Balogunâs red card ahead of the co-hostsâ round-of-16 clash against Belgium. Tuchelâs question was directed at one controversial decision, but it captures the broader concerns that have unexpectedly, shockingly and, most importantly, dangerously emerged since the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off in the United States last month. This edition has b
Where do we go from here? FIFAâs showpiece loses its moral high ground (opens the original)
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âWHERE do we go from here?â England manager Thomas Tuchel asked when queried about his views on the suspension of United States striker Folarin Balogunâs red card ahead of the co-hostsâ round-of-16 clash against Belgium. Tuchelâs question was directed at one controversial decision, but it captures the broader concerns that have unexpectedly, shockingly and, most importantly, dangerously emerged since the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off in the United States last month. This edition has b
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