Why isn't Barcelona stadium Camp Nou on FIFA 20?

One of football’s most iconic grounds will not be a playable venue in the forthcoming release – and it’s set to be sometime before that changes Fans of FIFA 2020 – and particularly Barcelona supporters – are set to be left disappointed this year with the omission of Camp Nou as a playable stadium in…

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'Too many robots' – Gascoigne questions player development as he praises Maddison

The former England international is worried modern day players are losing their creativity Once known for his unpredictable nature on and off the pitch, Paul Gascoigne has voiced his concern that too many players are becoming robots.  The former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder believes the pressures of the modern game are denying players the chance…

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All you need to know about Taika Waititi's new film 'Next Goal Wins'

The ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ director’s latest project will be an adaptation of the 2014 British documentary that centres on the American Samoa team The 2014 film “Next Goal Wins” was a popular sports documentary, winning over those who already appreciated football and those who didn’t. And now, Taika Waititi is set to be at the helm…

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I know not to celebrate because of VAR, says Brighton winger Trossard

The Belgian is the latest to criticise the video assisted referee after his side had another goal ruled out Leandro Trossard says he does not want to celebrate immediately after Brighton score a goal in case VAR rules it out. VAR has proved controversial among fans, pundits and players due to the long delays between…

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Mourinho: Inconsistent Tottenham hurt by wantaway stars affecting team chemistry

The manager-turned-pundit thinks the likes of Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld’s desire to leave the club is having an adverse effect on Spurs Jose Mourinho thinks that Tottenham’s inconsistent Premier League form is down to a lack of chemistry in the dressing room, with key players wanting to leave. In a run stretching back to…

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Time for new thinking about mindfulness and social change

I was working for the climate change campaign 10:10 around the time that NGOs in the environmental field were abandoning the “information deficit hypothesis” – the idea that giving people enough facts about the worsening ecological crisis would elicit action. Reflecting on what had driven my own shift from a career in advertising to full-time…

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The power of 'us' can stop this coup

In cities and towns across the country we are demonstrating today "to defend our democracy!" This might seem a strange rallying cry when we have a House of Lords and a monarchy and winner-takes-all politics and no constitution we can call our own. Where is the democracy we are defending? It's a strange one. One…

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The G7 was a joke. Three degrees warming isn’t

The spirit of international cooperation is an advanced state of decay — and last week’s G7 Summit offered the latest illustration. President Trump — preening, bullish — dismissed the environmental crisis as a ‘dream,’ and dismissed any notion of joint action on climate in the process. The remaining ‘advanced economies’ of the G7 offered to…

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