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Sand box: Beach soccer has acrobatic goals, skilful players but no FA support

England’s women after winning beach soccer’s European Championship. England Beach Soccer

England’s women have been European champions and are ranked third in the world, but neither they nor the men get support beyond being able to wear the kit

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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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Episode 70: Tactical pioneers, the Austrian Jimmy Hill & guest Arthur Mathews

Contemplating a 96-pack of Toffifee. magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss Tactical Pioneers, from Bill McCracken’s offensive offside to trap to Malcolm Allison’s whirl via the Austrian Jimmy Hill. Record Breakers brings a Turin tune, and we continue our sprightly feature, The Final Third, in which a guest contributes a match, a player and an object to the WSC Museum of Football. Joining Dan as our visiting curator this time is Father Ted, The Fast Show and Toast co-writer Arthur Mathews.

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Stopping the clock: Time wasting is a dark art that unleashes players’ creativity

Mark Noble carries Ander Herrera off the pitch; Jordan Pickford performs his trademark flop; Alessia Russo keeps the ball in the corner as England hang on to a 2-1 lead in the Euro 2022 final. Offside, Alamy, Getty

Running down seconds during a match is no longer simply a case of taking the ball to the corner, with the famous Pickford Flop one of many modern methods

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