Tarnished lustre of the Ballon d’Or
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Oliver Norgrove argues that Fifa’s annual player of the year award ignores football’s intrinsic collective spirit
Why Rashford should pay heed to Macheda’s tale
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Can Man Utd star-in-the-making Marcus Rashford avoid the pitfalls that derailed Federico Macheda’s career?
The pain of Fabio Paim
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Fabio Paim could have been another Ronaldo – he tells Elephant Sport where it all went wrong.