World Soccer

Your life made easier - every day. The unrivalled authority on the game of soccer around the world, World Soccer calls upon journalists from the globe's great soccer capitals. The best writers, analytical features and the ability to deliver the inside-track on domestic and world football have made World Soccer an institution. With stunning images and a website delivering up-to-the-minute global results and authoritative insights into the players, politics and power-struggles, the brand constantly looks behind the score-lines. Its insightful writing reaches to the heart of the triumphs, scandals and controversies that constantly emerge in the greatest international sport of them all.

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In Pictures • The global game caught on camera

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FROM THE ASSISTANT EDITOR

Mane crowned king of Africa

Under-12s heading ban to be trialled

Offside technology in place for Qatar

The month in numbers • Eye-catching facts and stats from the world of football this month…

Blatter and Platini acquitted in Switzerland

BOOKS THIS MONTH

Rule changes create more issues than they solve

REPORTS WE COULDN’T MAKE UP

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

OBITUARIES

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

Ten Hag the man to turn United around

Ghana • World Cup hopes boosted by swathe of players switching their international allegiance to the West African nation

Vincent Kompany • The pressure is on for the ex-Anderlecht coach in his new job at EFL club Burnley

Christophe Galtier • Former title-winning manager of Lille links up with Luis Campos at Paris Saint-Germain

Damiano Tommasi • Ex-Italy, Roma and Hellas Verona midfielder enters the world of politics

Berlusconi and Galliani driving Monza forward

MTK ready to rebuild after relegation

THE PREMIER LEAGUE AT 30 • This August marks the 30th anniversary of the start of the Premier League. Keir Radnedge looks back at how English football has been transformed by the competition

World Soccer Presents

No ordinary season • World Cup disruption looms large over unique Premier League campaign

Team by team ENGLAND

No more ‘bling-bling’ PSG • French champions ready for a fresh approach under new regime

Team by team FRANCE

Bundesliga in need of shake-up • German top flight is losing its appeal, with no end in sight of Bayern dominance

Team by team GERMANY

All to play for in Serie A • No obvious favourites for 2022-23 Scudetto as leading sides continue to evolve

Team by team ITALY

Real Madrid favourites to retain league title • Sound investments make Madrid the team to beat

Team by team SPAIN

Topguns arrive in Eredivisie • Goals galore expected from new cast of top-class forwards

New term at finishing school • Portugal continues to produce elite talent for the bigger leagues

Salzburg aim for ten in a row • Gap between Red Bull-owned club and the rest is growing

Brugge remain front-runners • Yet transitional season for the champions offers hope to rivals

Olympiakos’ grip set to continue • A Herculean effort is required from the rest to overhaul Piraeus-based side

The race is on • Celtic and Rangers both have cause for optimism in this season’s title contest

Three-horse race • Title race is wide open in final season before a format change

Italian takeover at Fatih Karagumruk • Andrea Pirlo arrives in Istanbul, while Trabzonspor attempt to defend title

In the next issue

European season ready to begin • Hopes of...