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Diego Maradona film a mesmerising chronicle of a fall from adulation to self-destruction

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Asif Kapadia’s documentary on the Argentinian’s time at Napoli depicts how the man who won and lost the devotion of a city was targeted by dark forces on and off the pitch

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From stand-in linesman to actually scoring a goal: a debut season in veterans’ football

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We are now accepting entries for the 2020 WSC writers’ competition. By way of inspiration, here is Steve Keene’s winning entry from 2019, about his rediscovery of playing the game

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On the spot: The case for changing the format of the penalty kick

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It seems an excessively arbitrary reward that a foul committed anywhere inside the area earns a clear shot from 12 yards. Is it time FIFA’s law-makers went back to the drawing board?

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“Outrage culture” of phone-ins and social media betrays most fans’ experiences

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The barrage of instant-reaction anger ignores the central traits of most match-going supporters: cynicism, resignation and a sense of perspective

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World In Motion: The inside story of Italia 90 by Simon Hart

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De Coubertin Books, £16.99
Reviewed by Tim Springett
From WSC 377, July/August 2018
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