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Some of the many, many highlights from the tenth year include:

• Issue Thirty Seven – Osasu Obayiuwana on how Sepp Blatter is trying to clear his name, Jo Harman on the time third-division Crystal Palace pushed Real Madrid and Puskás to the limit and Tim Walters on football’s relationship with climate change.
• Issue Thirty Eight – Ben Jacobs on the murky world of the pirate television station BeoutQ, Thathe Msimango on Steven Pienaar’s journey from a violent part of Johannesburg to the Premier League and Sergio Levinsky on Carlos Tevez’s return from China to Boca Juniors
• Issue Thirty Nine – An analysis of some of football’s boldest talents such as Roberto Firmino and Leônidas; instances when football and politics intersected in the UK, Argentina, Georgia and Qatar; tragedy and surprise in the midlands.
• Issue Forty – How the COVID-19 pandemic changed football, a look at a selection of infamous footballing individuals and an investigation of the Afghanistan women’s national team and their fight for justice.