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Bucket list: One Leeds United fan’s hunt for Marcelo Bielsa’s trademark seat

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa makes himself comfortable on his bucket on the sidelines. Alamy

The Argentinian may have left Elland Road in February but his lasting impact left supporters scrambling to collect any memento they could of his time there

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Spread thin: Women’s football must ride the wave and look beyond WSL to grow

A sold-out Maiden Castle hosts Durham and Sunderland in the FA Women’s Championship earlier this season. Alamy

Interest has soared after England’s Euro 2022 win but, with only 12 teams in the top division, huge chunks of the country have no access to elite matches 

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Groan Pain: Good riddance Mark Lawrenson, a dinosaur pundit who refused to keep up

The ousting of TV’s most miserable football “personalities” marks the end for a bland generation whose insistence on complacency and jingoism made them ripe for replacement

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Fort William shed “worst team in Britain” tag after Highland League relegation

The foothills of Ben Nevis rise up behind Fort William’s Claggan Park. Iain Ferguson/Alba Photos

After propping up the league in 15 seasons out of the last 20, including conceding 184 goals in 2017-18, demotion has allowed the club to make a fresh start

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Official secrets: Crazed, partisan conspiracy theories make refereeing even harder

Anthony Taylor shows Thomas Tuchel a red card at the end of Chelsea’s feisty clash with Spurs. Getty Images

The players, managers and fans quick to jump to conclusions about the integrity of referees and their assistants are contributing to declining standards

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