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Exploring the green and white of Les Bleus
Shounak Banerjees discusses the work of football in the Algerian independence movement and the historical links that are still played out on the pitch today.
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The Payet and Bilić Fantasy Football Show
Alan Moore casts his eye over the transfer tug-of-war between Wes Ham and Dimitri Payet and comes to some cynical conclusions.
Podcast: Portugal upset hosts France to win EURO 2016
Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Paul Little return for the last of our EURO 2016 podcasts and discuss Portugal’s 1-0 win over France in Paris.
Podcast: France to meet Portugal in EURO 2016 Final
Neil Sherwin, Ger McCarthy and Paul Little look ahead to Sunday’s EURO 2016 Final when Portugal will be aiming to upset hosts France in Paris.
Podcast: Ronaldo v Bale for a place in the EURO 2016 Final
We’re down to the last four at EURO 2016 and Neil Sherwin and Paul Little discuss who they think will make it to Sunday’s Final in Paris.
The moment when Robbie Brady shook the world
James Fenton describes what Robbie Brady’s dramatic match winner against Italy meant to entire nation.
Amateur N’Golo Kante watched EURO 2012 on TV
Just four years ago, French midfielder N’Golo Kante was aspiring to take a big step up from amateur football in the semi-pro ranks of France’s division three.
Euro 2016 – Get ready for the French renaissance
Host nation France are one of the favourites for this summer’s European Championships having assembled a squad rich in top class talent.
Leicester City and Vardy are much like Montpellier and Giroud
Cormac O’Shea draws comparisons between Leicester City’s rise up the Premier League table and that of Montpellier in Ligue a few years ago.
The lesser known transfer surprises of the summer – Part 3
In the last edition of a three-part series, Sarthak Kumar scours the world transfer market for more under the radar deals around the world.