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Features
Anfield of dreams How Arne Slot resettled Liverpool
Cornish parties Back at home and drawing big crowds, champions Truro are on the map
Exclusion zone The FA’s ban on trans women playing competitively is a regressive step
Match of the month Having spiralled off the top of League Two, Walsall welcome Accrington
Object lessons A European Cup final souvenir brought home from an Athens classic
Victoria falls Stoke’s farewell to their old home
Green about the Gills Gillingham’s 1980s entertainers; fans optimistic under the Galinsons
On your big day out Watching opposition fans cavort on your pitch is rarely a welcome sight
Fair Verona How Hellas shocked Serie A in 1984-85

Regulars
Editorial Trent Alexander-Arnold has decided it’s time to move on – and that’s fair enough
Sidelines Barnet back in the League with plans for Underhill; the story of Preston’s unique Gentry Day tradition; why Scotland is a target for multi-club owners; Cardiff prepare for life in League One
Shot! Droylsden take on Holker Old Boys in the play-offs
Harry Pearson column What are managers writing in their little notebooks?
The perfect shot Bolton Ladies show their post-war team spirit
World view AZ’s methods to nurture young talent; Palestinian footballers facing harassment
Books Saudi sportswashing; Martin Keown spills his regrets; how racism has been ingrained in the game
Letters The sharp edges of the hot water pastry drew blood with a small laceration…
Season in brief River Plate fans riot after relegation in 2011