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In Pictures • The global game caught on camera

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FROM THE ASSISTANT EDITOR

Football clubs at “genuine risk” and “need to be protected”

Serie A transfers under investigation

Fans could have caused death at Wembley

HEROES & VILLAINS

On the RADAR

Southgate the right man for the England job

Qatar 2022 poses problems for the calendar

BOOKS THIS MONTH

Lukaku and Chelsea still waiting to click ahead of a key month in the Premier League title race

REPORTS WE COULDN’T MAKE UP

Unknown players will decide AFCON 2021

ESM XI • EUROPEAN SPORTS MEDIA

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Brazilians Palmeiras make it two in a row • Ten months on from their last success, Sao Paulo giants Palmeiras beat Rio rivals Flamengo to the 2021 Copa Libertadores

Shaking things up • The head of Maltese football has big plans for the island nation

BINATIONAUX • Hundreds of players at this year’s AFCON will be members of Africa’s European Diaspora. Mark Gleeson explores the increasingly common theme

The wait is over • Twice-delayed tournament finally ready to begin in Cameroon

SCHEDULE

“The most difficult experience I’ve had in 30 years of coaching” • The manager of AFCON 2021 hosts Cameroon discusses his team’s chances of victory on home soil

6 of the best Potential stars in Cameroon • Mark Gleeson highlights six players to keep an eye on at the Africa Cup of Nations finals

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WorldSoccer Presents

WorldSoccer Awards 2021 • THE RESULTS OF OUR 40TH ANNUAL AWARDS – AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED SHAPE THE GAME OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS

TWO IN A ROW FOR LEWANDOWSKI • Robert Lewandowski named World Player of the Year for the second consecutive year

ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI • World Player of the Year

ROBERTO MANCINI & ITALY • World Manager of the Year, World Team of the Year

LLUIS CORTES & BARCELONA • Women’s World Manager of the Year, Women’s World Team of the Year

ALEXIA PUTELLAS • Women’s World Player of the Year

THOMAS TUCHEL • Champions League winner and second in theWorld Soccer Manager vote

EDOUARD MENDY • A Champions League-winning and trailblazing goalkeeper

SIMON KJAER • Denmark captain an inspirational figure on and off the pitch

SEBASTIEN HALLER • West Ham misfit makes headlines in Champions League and Africa

BEV PRIESTMAN • Gold medal-winning coach getting the recognition she deserves

GARY NEVILLE • One of the most influential and authoritative voices in English football

VICTOR MONTAGLIANI • Could the CONCACAF president be a future head of FIFA?

FAREWELL TO…

Africa’s first female club champions • Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa win the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League

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