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Could these be the breakout stars from the 2021 Gold Cup?

Jordan James picks out five standout young talents from this year’s Gold Cup.

Matt Williams looks at John Eustace, the QPR assistant who rejected a move to Swansea City, and what is next for the Welsh club

From a managerial career that seemed dead and buried to Russian football’s top job, Alan Moore details the fall and rise of Valeri Karpin.

Kelan Sarson looks at Premier League new boys Brentford who will be aiming for survival in their maiden campaign.

With the dust settled on UEFA’s marque tournament, Patrick Morgan brings us ten talking points from EURO 2020

The Euros have highlighted the pre-match occasion that is the national anthem like never before, as Patrick Martin and Robbe Tarver write.

Andrew Delaney looks at Luka Modric and why Croatia need him to stick around for the 2022 World Cup.

Simon Kelly discusses Spurs’ long awaited managerial appointment, that lands on Nuno Espirito Santos after a number of false starts.

Jack Murray discusses the resurgence of Renato Sanches, whose stock has risen again following some strong performances at Euro 2020.

Denmark continued to ride a wave of emotion with a convincing weekend win over Wales at Euro 2020.