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Etihad Airways Unveil Manchester City-Branded Plane

Manchester City might not be flying at quite the heights of last season yet, and we stress yet, but that hasn’t stopped their main sponsor, Etihad Airways, from unveiling a special Manchester City-branded Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

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10 Things You Might Have Missed This Week – 18/10/19

We’ve made it through another international break, and ahead of the return of domestic action we look back on 10 things you might have missed this week from the world of football, including the devastating set piece power of Granit Xhaka, and some superb Oktoberfest shenanigans...

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Home Fans Only #1: 'The Royal Dyche' Burnley

Welcome to 'Home Fans Only' a new series where we set out to explore the very best of the match-day pubs up and down the country. These sanctuaries of support are the true homes of football, the identity of a fan base and a community hub that becomes the pre-match pint and the post-match analysis studio. We're kicking things off with a swift one in The Royal Dyche in Burnley and a chat with the landlord Justine Lorriman.

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Messi, Mbappe & Trent Amongst Guinness World Records 2020 Entries

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Trent Alexander-Arnold have all earned respective places in 2020's Guinness World Records as a number of other footballers all take their places for individual achievements. 

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Cristiano Ronaldo Tops Instagram Earners List

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal this week, beating eternal rival Lionel Messi to the feat, and now he’s got another lead over the Argentinian, with the news that he earns over double the amount from sponsored Instagram posts.

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Serge Gnabry Heads To The Ivory Coast With Common Goal

As a long-term member of Common Goal, Serge Gnabry knows about the power and reach of football. In partnership with the charity organisation, the Bayern man recently took a trip to the Ivory Coast to explore not only his own heritage, but the strength and influence of the global game in all walks of life.

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Ranking Every Premier League Mascot By How Hard It Looks

The sheer boredom of the international week has naturally had us contemplating which Premier League mascot would come out on top in a no-holds-barred fight to the death. We've all thought about it at some point, and now we've skilfully calculated who would be the favourites and who has no chance. Yeah, we've stared directly into the eerie unblinking plastic eyes of each of these furry 8-foot tall serial killers to crown our champion.

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Jadon Sancho & Nike Create Youth Football Pitch in South London

As he continues to blaze his way to the top, Jadon Sancho hasn’t forgotten where his journey started, and now he’s partnered with Nike to provide the youth of South London with a brand new football pitch.

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10 Things You Might Have Missed This Week – 11/10/19

Treachery, espionage, subterfuge, and a twist that no one saw coming; yep, the latest yarn from Wagatha Christie is a must read, and it’s certainly provided plenty for this week’s 10 things that you might have missed. You know football’s weird when the main talking point of the week has nothing to do with anything that happened anywhere near a pitch. Only one place to start, right?

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Nike Set To Open New House Of Innovation On Champs-Élysées

The world-famous Arc de Triomphe in Paris is set to have a new neighbour, with news that that Nike will open its flagship House of Innovation Paris in spring 2020 at the iconic location of 79 Avenue des Champs-Élysées. 

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Honoured With Statue In Malmo

One of the most Zlatan things yet to happen on this planet has now happened, with the Swedish star being immortalised with a bronze statue that’s been erected in his home town of Malmo, outside of Friends Arena, where his professional career began 20 years ago.

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adidas Celebrate FW19 Spezial Launch In Blackburn

To celebrate the launch of the FW19 Spezial collection adidas took the label back home to Blackburn for a trainer exhibition in association with the British Textile Biennial. Opening the doors to the Cotton Exchange in the Lancashire town the Spezial team showcased over 1200 pairs of adidas footwear from past and present.

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Hummel Hive Launches The ‘Bedroom Archive’ Experience

Hummel Hive recently offered the opportunity to metaphorically hop in the old DeLorean and experience an immersive time capsule experience called the 'Bedroom Archive', which was brought to life through the painstakingly faithful recreation of bedrooms of teenagers from the 70s, 80s and 90s.

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10 Things You Might Have Missed This Week – 04/10/19

Tottenham getting roasted by Bayern was hard to miss this week, but any Spurs fans who have cut themselves off since Tuesday from the football world might have missed a bit more. Here's 10 things you might have missed this week, because Twitter is the holy grail for mental football. A few years back you'd have no idea about double overhead kick goals in the Thai League. Knowledge is power.

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Time To Bring Back The Retro Matchday Tracksuit?

The football kit scene is enjoying the most powerful of retro resurgences for the 2019/20 season, and while streetwear and football have been indiscreetly flirting which each other for some time now, we reckon the market is finally ready for the comeback of the retro matchday tracksuit, and if you'll let us, we'll explain why through words and photos. We good? Let's go...

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Aubameyang Collects His Chrome Wrapped LaFerrari

How good are you at scoring goals? Good enough to wrap your red LaFerrari in Holographic Chrome to match your Lamborghini Huracán Performante? That's how good Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is at scoring goals. The Arsenal frontman has dropped into custom car studio Yiannimize to pick up his latest customised wheels.

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