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FROM THE ASSISTANT EDITOR
Change of date for World Cup kick-off
No Messi in Ballon d’Or shortlist
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Uruguayan history v Iberian modernity in 2030 World Cup hosting bid
BOOKS THIS MONTH
Manchester City’s Champions League gamble
REPORTS WE COULDN’T MAKE UP
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
OBITUARIES
World Soccer Presents
30 eye-catching transfers • Jamie Evans picks out some of the summer’s most intriguing transfers
THEREST
The world’s worst national team
HJK ruling the Finnish roost
Champions League draw
MANCHESTER CITY • Still chasing the final jewel in the crown
LIVERPOOL • Klopp’s nearly men as determined as ever
REAL MADRID • Holders and record winners remain hungry for more
BAYERN MUNICH • Life after Lewandowski
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN • New coach, same high expectations
BARCELONA • New-look team bringing back the glory years
CHELSEA • First campaign of the post-Abramovich era
ATLETICO MADRID • Rejuvenation required for Atleti
JUVENTUS • Determined to rival Europe’s elite
INTERNAZIONALE • Austerity reigns for Italian giants
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR • A team transformed under Antonio Conte
MILAN • Keen for improvement
SEVILLA • Europa League specialists hoping for more
BORUSSIA DORTMUND • Dealt a hammer blow by devastating diagnosis
AJAX • Total rebuild
PORTO • Starting from scratch again
RB LEIPZIG • Riding a wave of momentum
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT • Europa League champions stepping up
NAPOLI • A new Neapolitan era
BAYER LEVERKUSEN • Ambitious and on the up
MARSEILLE • Background chaos threatens chances
RED BULL SALZBURG • Ready for another step forward
SHAKHTAR DONETSK • Playing on against all the odds
SPORTING • Young and on the up
CELTIC • The Bhoys are back in town
BENFICA • New coach, new approach
CLUB BRUGGE • Gambling on an inexperienced coach
RANGERS • Rise from the ashes complete
DINAMO ZAGREB • Stepping up from the Europa League
VIKTORIA PLZEN • Hoping to punch above their weight
FC COPENHAGEN • Denmark’s finest
MACCABI HAIFA • Back after a 13-year absence
In the next issue
Lionesses bring football home • Glenn Moore reports on England women lifting their first major trophy in front of a jubilant Wembley crowd in record-breaking tournament
Kelly makes history
Group by group
SUPER SARINA • In less than a year, Sarina Wiegman has turned England women from serial underperformers into ruthless European champions
A summer of football • England wasn’t the only country to host a continental...