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Could Bayern sacking Nagelsmann be the most expensive coaching mistake in football history?

By firing Julian Nagelsmann now, Bayern Munich are essentially saying they got the hiring wrong. Can they get it right with Tuchel?

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Why Bayern Munich were quick to fire Nagelsmann, hire Tuchel

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LIVE Transfer Talk: Real Madrid, Liverpool join Barca in eyeing Florian Wirtz

The race to sign Florian Wirtz is heating up with Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Liverpool eyeing him. Transfer Talk is LIVE with the latest.

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Which strikers are out-Haalanding Haaland this season?

Erling Haaland is scoring for fun, but he's not the man with the best goal-per-game rate in Europe's top leagues this season -- or even in England.

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DE LA FUENTE MAKING HIS MARK

Why Spain's new coach chose Alvarez over Messi and left out 16 World Cup stars

Former U21 boss Luis de la Fuente was given the Spain senior job and picked Julian Alvarez as FIFA's The Best player of 2022. Can he be trusted?

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England, Kane put World Cup heartbreak in rearview with convincing win over Italy

England got their first-ever competitive win against Italy in Italy, and it was the perfect way to put their World Cup exit behind them.

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How Harry Kane broke Wayne Rooney's England goals record

It felt inevitable that Harry Kane would eventually beat Wayne Rooney's goal record for England. Here's how the captain of the Three Lions did it.

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    THE MBAPPE ERA

    France's 'Mbappe era' begins with unhappy Griezmann and questions for Deschamps

    The new France era has begun as Kylian Mbappe received the captaincy over an unhappy Antoine Griezmann. Now the hard work begins.

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    Laurens: Mbappe captaincy a new era for French football

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    Kvaradona's story: What can we learn from the unlikely, and amazing, rise of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia?

    Until this season, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was off the radar, toiling in Russia's domestic league. Now at Napoli, he's a superstar. How did everyone 'miss' him? How did he get to the top? And what, if anything, can we learn from his story?

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