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Scottish Challenge Cup losing fizz as Irn-Bru’s cross-border demands take toll

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The shake-up of the competition in 2016 attracted high-profile sponsorship, but congested calendars and insufficient travel subsidies are reducing the attraction for foreign clubs

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Editorial: FIFA must impose strict controls on agents manipulating transfers for personal gain

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The complex and increasing influence of “intermediaries” in transfer deals should be afforded closer attention and stricter legislation imposed by the football authorities

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Tackled: The Class of 92 star who never got to graduate by Ben Thornley with Dan Poole

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Pitch Publishing, £19.99
Reviewed by Joyce Woolridge
From WSC 385, April 2019
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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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From Orchard-Smith to Wübbenhorst – the female managers breaking down football’s gender barriers

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The judgements made on women coaching in the men’s game are swift and unforgiving – and a reflection of the archaic attitudes that still pervade the game

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