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Illustration for the Opinion article “France v Italy matters more for what it tests than what it settles”: 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
France v Italy matters more for what it tests than what it settles

France hosting Italy at the Stade de France is one of European football's most loaded…

2 Oct 2026 · Priya Raman
Illustration for the Opinion article “HMRC is right to read the Manchester City verdict as a tax question”: 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
HMRC is right to read the Manchester City verdict as a tax question

Yes, the Treasury Committee is right to press HMRC. A football tribunal's findings are…

1 Oct 2026 · Priya Raman
Illustration for the Opinion article “Bolivia's altitude advantage is fair and should stay in qualifying”: 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.
Opinion
Bolivia's altitude advantage is fair and should stay in qualifying

Bolivia's high-altitude home ground is what defines its meetings with Argentina. It…

1 Oct 2026 · Priya Raman
Illustration for the Opinion article “A narrow Gulf Cup defeat shows how war shapes Yemen's football”: 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
A narrow Gulf Cup defeat shows how war shapes Yemen's football

A war has disrupted Yemen's league, its venues and its player pathways. For a team in…

1 Oct 2026 · Priya Raman