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Illustration for the Opinion article “Morocco v Mali tests two different ways of building a national team”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing an empty training ground at dawn with cones and markers laid out, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Opinion
Morocco v Mali tests two different ways of building a national team

Searches for Morocco against Mali are rising in France. The source does not say which…

5 Oct 2026 · Priya Raman
Illustration for the Opinion article “FIFA's Elo ranking measures Portugal more fairly than its critics claim”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing an empty training ground at dawn with cones and markers laid out, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Opinion
FIFA's Elo ranking measures Portugal more fairly than its critics claim

FIFA's current ranking method judges national teams like Portugal on what they actually…

5 Oct 2026 · Priya Raman
Illustration for the Opinion article “Is Croatia v England really a test of two football systems?”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing an empty training ground at dawn with cones and markers laid out, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Opinion
Is Croatia v England really a test of two football systems?

Largely, yes. A meeting between Croatia and England sets a small nation that exports its…

5 Oct 2026 · Priya Raman
Illustration for the Opinion article “UEFA, not national team managers, must decide whether Israel plays”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing a scene illustrating the subject of the article, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
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UEFA, not national team managers, must decide whether Israel plays

Hallgrímsson is right about where the decision belongs. Whether Israel should keep…

5 Oct 2026 · Priya Raman