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Features
Empty section The fallout from Aston Villa’s meeting with Maccabi Tel Aviv still rumbles on
With a fever Scotland’s place at their first World Cup since 1998 was secured in style
Match of the month Going for promotion, York welcome a Morecambe side still in recovery mode
Humber abode The magic of Hull’s Boothferry Park
Replacement cost The history of substitutions – and why the current situation takes it too far
Rip up the rulebook Given the opportunity, what changes to the Laws would benefit football?
Object lessons A book that reveals an Italian town’s historic football achievement
North face How Alnwick Town are doing Northumberland proud; the story of Blyth Town’s growth from grassroots

Regulars
Editorial Tournament qualification doesn’t necessarily need more high-profile match-ups forced into it
Sidelines Consternation at Celtic; why Mary Earps’ book is causing a stir; history made for Curaçao; the stadium saga that has left Belfast on the sidelines at Euro 2028
Shot! Chesham United welcome AFC Telford United to The Meadows in the FA Trophy
Harry Pearson column Young or old, we can all teach each other new things
The perfect shot Duncan McKenzie – the entertainer
World view Qualification surprises for Africa; Palestine draw a crowd in Bilbao; the end of the road for Boavista?
Books Travels to nine World Cups; how San Lorenzo hooked a Londoner; the philosophy of VAR
Letters The cynic in me does wonder…
Season in brief Dundalk help to break Dublin dominance