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FROM THE EDITOR
Teixeira finally handed FIFA life ban
HEROES & VILLAINS
Big guns line-up • European draws bring Europowers together
Keir RADNEDGE • THE INSIDER
WINNER & LOSSERS
Jonathan WILSON • TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Klinsmann back in the Bundesliga
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE • Appointments, sackings and loans
Ancelotti out at Napoli
OBITUARIES
Brian GLANVILLE • THE VOICE OF FOOTBALL
BRAZIL Flamengo’s greatest hour • A second Libertadores title is secured in Peru
FIVE ALIVE FOR MESSI • Argentinian edges out Liverpool’s Van Dijk for fifth World Player award
LIONEL MESSI • World Player of the Year
JURGEN KLOPP • World Manager Of The Year
LIVERPOOL • World Team of the Year
ULI HOENESS • Bayern Munich overlord retires
TEEMU PUKKI • Rejuvenated striker who spearheaded Finland’s Euro 2020 qualification
ERLING HAALAND • Norwegian teen enjoyed a blistering debut in Champions League
JILL ELLIS • USA’s World Cup-winner goes out on a high
JORGE JESUS • Portuguese roars back to relevance in Brazil
ISMAEL BENNACER • Player of the tournament as Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations
DAVID VILLA • Spain’s all-time top goalscorer retires
AKRAM AFIF • Qatari voted Asian Player of the Year
VASSILIOS SKOURIS • Greek lawyer enforcing FIFA’s new ethics code
FAREWELL TO…
The BIG stories of 2020 …before they happen • We look at some of the key questions facing the global game in the coming months
A decade of progress • The past 10 years have seen huge positive developments for the women’s game
Round-up
World Service • Exclusive reports from our worldwide network of correspondents
Flying Flamengo’s title • Jorge Jesus’ attacking game overwhelms the opposition
SEASON’S BEST
Al Hilal crowned Asian champions • Saudi side win home and away in Final
EUROPEAN SEASON REVIEW
Global diary • A comprehensive record of recent events around the world
Butler lays new foundations • English coach is rebuilding national team
F-Marinos triumph • Unbeaten run clinches title
SEASON’S BEST
Bahrain upset the odds • Qatar tournament goes ahead as planned
ESM XI • EUROPEAN SPORTS MEDIA
Internationals
Club football
World Soccer
HERTHA BERLIN V UNION BERLIN • The teams that brought East and West together in a once-divided city