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The unrivalled authority on the game of soccer around the world, World Soccer calls upon journalists from the globe's great soccer capitals. The best writers, analytical features and the ability to deliver the inside-track on domestic and world football have made World Soccer an institution. With stunning images and a website delivering up-to-the-minute global results and authoritative insights into the players, politics and power-struggles, the brand constantly looks behind the score-lines. Its insightful writing reaches to the heart of the triumphs, scandals and controversies that constantly emerge in the greatest international sport of them all.

IN THIS ISSUE…

In Pictures • The global game caught on camera

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What now for City’s stars?

The end of the beginning of the Manchester City saga • City’s guilty verdict is only another chapter in a story that will continue to rumble on

BOOKS THIS MONTH

Pep’s legacy is unavoidably tarnished • Pep Guardiola might be the finest coach of the 21st century, but the verdict on the charges against Manchester City leaves the perception of a record tainted

On the RADAR • Spotlight on the players coaches making waves

The month in numbers • The facts and stats that have caught our eye in the world of football this month…

12 MOVES you might have missed… • TRANSFERS ★ LOANS ★ SACKINGS ★ HIRINGS ★ SWITCHES ★ RETIREMENTS

ESM XI • EUROPEAN SPORTS MEDIA

OBITUARIES

James Rodriguez’s Colombian homecoming

Brazil’s first trip to India

Life after Leo

Kang’s London City Lionesses ready to roar

“The club want to do big things” • The most expensive player in the history of the women’s game discusses her time with London City Lionesses

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THE SHARK • Ferran Torres has been written off for most of his career, but in 2026 he proved his doubters wrong

THE RISE OF TROY • After years of loans and learning in a variety of leagues, the Irish striker is starting to deliver on his potential

A PROBLEM LIKE PALERMO • Why have the City Football Group failed to guide the Sicilian club back to the top flight?

FROM BRAMALL LANE TO BEIJING • Former Sheffield United midfielder Nick Montgomery on a coaching journey that has taken him to Australia, Edinburgh, a Europa League final and now China

“When I was in the States, some people didn’t even know there was a professional soccer team – here, people know me” • The American midfielder discusses a new chapter in his career starring for Polish side Pogon Szczecin, compares MLS and the Ekstraklasa, and talks about getting back into the United States national team setup

“Every time an immigration lawyer told me it was impossible, it made me more determined” • The Australian-born forward had to sacrifice a lot to make his debut for India. Now he’s determined to play a big part in the Blue Tigers’ future

“I want to play at the highest level” • Pakistan’s captain discusses the team bouncing back from a decade of bans, working with Nolberto Solano, and life with Swedish champions Mjallby

GREECE • It has been 12 years since Greece took part in a major international tournament. But with a new generation of exciting young players, change is a foot…

Mexico

Points of difference • The differences from the men’s game that once defined women’s football have slowly been eroded

World Service • Exclusive reports from our worldwide network of correspondents

Nations League continues to throw up story lines • The opening exchanges of the...