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  1. FILE PHOTO: France head coach Jacques Brunel at Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, France - November 16, 2
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    France in need of confidence as Six Nations start looms

    France have been getting closer to the top teams recently but only a successful Six Nations campaign will help them approach this year's World Cup ...
  2. FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a news conference after the latest Executive Football
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    Most football associations support 48-team World Cup in Qatar - FIFA chief

    Most football associations in the world back increasing the size of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams from 32, with some matches to be ...
  3. Gianni Infantino
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    Football: FIFA discussing 48-team Qatar World Cup, confirms Infantino

    The World Cup finals have been played with a 32-side format since 1998, and the addition of 16 extra countries has long been planned for the 2026 ...
  4. FILE PHOTO: A view of the beIN Sports studio that will be hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup is seen i
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    Players face career or conscience dilemma over Qatar World Cup

    A tour to World Cup 2022 host Qatar by the Nordic football associations has forced players to confront both their consciences and their career ...
  5. FILE PHOTO: Former Argentina coach Cesar Menotti
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    Menotti named Argentina's director of national teams

    Argentina have appointed 80-year-old former coach Cesar Luis Menotti as director of national teams, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said ...
  6. FILE PHOTO: Dorados coach Diego Maradona at Benito Juarez Stadium, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico -November
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    Maradona released from hospital after routine operation

    Argentina's World Cup winning captain Diego Maradona was released from hospital on Sunday after successfully undergoing a routine operation for ...
  7. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Ascenso MX - Semifinals Second Leg- F.C. Juarez v Dorados
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    Maradona recovering in hospital after surgery

    Diego Maradona was admitted to a clinic in Buenos Aires on Saturday to undergo a scheduled procedure due to stomach bleeding, a source close to ...
  8. Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi soars through the air for his sixth consecutive ski jumping win this
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    Ski Jumping: Japan's Kobayashi soars to sixth straight World Cup win

    Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi followed his clean sweep of the prestigious Four Hills tournament last weekend by soaring to a sixth consecutive World Cup ...
  9. FILE PHOTO: England & Australia Nets & Press Conferences
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    Giles backs England for World Cup, Ashes double in 2019

    England must make the most of their "best opportunity" to win a World Cup as well as regain the Ashes series on home soil this year, new director ...
  10. As if the on-pitch pressure of expectation surrounding the young Qatar team was not enough ahead of
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    Qatar keen to prove themselves at Asian Cup ahead of 2022