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In Pictures • The global game caught on camera

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FROM THE EDITOR

GLOBAL FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE

HEROES & VILLAINS

REPORTS WE COULDN’T MAKE UP

On the RADAR • Spotlight on the players and coaches making waves

Jim HOLDEN • AT THE HEART OF THE GAME

Keir RADNEDGE • THE INSIDER

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE • Appointments, sackings and loans

Brian GLANVILLE • THE VOICE OF FOOTBALL

Francesco Totti • Roma legend severs ties with Serie A club

Luca Waldschmidt • Top scorer at Euro Under-21s

Rafa Benitez • Former Newcastle boss taking on tough new task in China

Movers make waves in the Caribbean • The island of San Andres is home to a Colombian second-tier side

Pacific Games lures in coach • Dutch boss Rijsbergen unable to resist the opportunity of winning gold with Islanders

S-League: 2019

Movers & Shakers

THE ANFIELD COLOSSUS • Liverpool’s Dutch defender has a strong case to be seen as the world’s best player in 2019

Timeline

Rapinoe makes America great again • VAR played a key role in the Final as USA triumph in breakthrough tournament

Europe 7, Rest of the World 1

Group by group

Hosts triumph in Rio • But there is still room for improvement.

Lionel Messi • Argentina captain facing ban for critical comments

Copa at its worst – and its best • Format produces dismal last-eight spectacle but semis restore some improvement

All white on the night for Brazil • Hosts kick off tournament in retro kit to honour original national-team colours

Talent scout • UNDER-20 STARS

Global diary • A comprehensive record of recent events around the world

Gold for Ynys Mon • Hosts beat Guernsey in the Final

Ukraine celebrate their first world title • Tournament success for Poland’s neighbours

Spain turn tables on Germany • La Rojita triumph in Italy

Mexico triumph on American soil • Confederation’s big two dominate as usual

Internationals

Club football

World Soccer • July 2019 Vol 59 No 12

COPA AMERICA 2019

DYNAMO MOSCOW V SPARTAK MOSCOW • The Russian capital’s oldest and most politically charged derby