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FROM THE EDITOR

THE WORLD THIS MONTH

The month in numbers

MOST EXPENSIVE DEALS IN JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW

Jim HOLDEN AT THE HEART OF THE GAME • Howe should be a catalyst for change

Keir RADNEDGE THE INSIDER • Elections, power struggles and the 2030 World Cup: football after Qatar

BOOKS THIS MONTH

Jonathan WILSON TECHNICALLY SPEAKING • How Arsenal became Premier League favourites

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

■ OBITUARIES

ESM XI • EUROPEAN SPORTS MEDIA

Gareth Bale • Wales legend embarks on new career

Guillermo Ochoa • Mexican legend returns for another spell in European football

Luis Suarez • Veteran Uruguayan striker joins Brazilian side Gremio for their return to the top flight

Albania • Balkan nation hire former Arsenal, Barcelona and Brazil left-back Sylvinho as manager

■ GREECE • The Athenian derby: more than a local rivalry

■ SWITZERLAND • Vying for supremacy The Swiss city of Lausanne is home to two competing multi-club owners

■ GEORGIA • The talent of Tbilisi

■ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND • Shamrock Rovers chasing history

■ ITALY • Italy’s richest club

“I’ve played a big part in the team’s success” • The Club Brugge and Belgium goalkeeper sits down with World Soccer to discuss World Cup heartbreak, making Champions League history and setting up his own coffee business

Question time

Ones to watch • Nick Bidwell picks out 12 players to keep an eye on in the knockout stages

Ones to watch • Nick Bidwell highlights 12 stars to watch in the Europa Conference League

6 of the best January transfers • Jamie Evans takes a look at some of the standout stories from the January transfer window

FABULOUS FOOTBALLER, GORGEOUS SOUL • The late Gianluca Vialli was an outstanding striker on the pitch and a gentleman off it

Growing pains • Women’s football has a problem with ACL injuries

In the next issue • We begin our countdown to Euro 2024, as qualifying for next year’s European Championship in Germany gets underway.

World Service • Exclusive reports from our worldwide network of correspondents

Ronaldo in Riyadh • Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival in Saudi Arabia is the latest boost for a rising football power

Twoout of two for Senegal • The Lions of Teranga lift their second title in a year with African Nations Championship (CHAN) victory

Iraq lift Gulf Cup on home soil • Yet final triumph is overshadowed by tragedy, creating fresh doubts about Iraq’s future hosting ability

Thailand win AFF Championship • Thailand become champions of Southeast Asia for the seventh time after defeating Vietnam 3-2 on aggregate in January’s final

CONCACAF Champions League gets underway • New Champions League campaign begins with 16 clubs ready to battle it out for the continental crown

MLS continues...