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Soccer minnows shine at Club World Cup
Soccer minnows shine at Club World Cup

Though often derided in Europe, the story of TP Mazembe, a DR Congo side from the country's second city of Lubumbashi, and New Zealand's Auckland City FC shows the FIFA Club World Cup can be a lifeline for the minnows of world football.

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How long has Rafa got left?
How long has Rafa got left?

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Alastair Campbell on Burnley

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Deutschland dreaming

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2010 swansong

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Misbehaving managers

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