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From Beauty To Duty: A footballing history of Uruguay, 1878-1917 by Martin da Cruz

Pitch Publishing, £18.99
Reviewed by Marcus Haydon
From WSC 427, January 2023
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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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Reply guys: From ratios to Pessi – inside the baffling world of Football Twitter

Pason Pount indulges one of his fans. Alamy

The age of social media banter between rival fans has created its own distinct dialect, where “finished players” and winning the transfer window reign supreme

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Ode to Joy: England’s Lionesses shunned the rules to spread jubilation and hope

England players and staff celebrate on the Wembley pitch as fans hold up flags and banners, photo taken from the stands looking towards the pitch

Joy erupts around Wembley as supporters, players and support staff enjoy England’s victory over Germany. Getty Images

For 160 years women have been denied the opportunities afforded to men, but now the fightback is on

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Karen Carney & Rachel Yankey – England’s unsung heroes who inspired a generation

422 Posters

A pair of posters that adorned a bedroom wall in 2007 tell a story of how far the women’s game has come

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