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Illustration for the Opinion article “South Melbourne's Cup win makes the case for a real second tier”: 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
South Melbourne's Cup win makes the case for a real second tier

A semi-professional club beating an A-League side for the Australia Cup does not show…

5 days ago · Priya Raman
Illustration for the Opinion article “Avellino v Sampdoria shows that Serie B pays no heed to reputation”: 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
Avellino v Sampdoria shows that Serie B pays no heed to reputation

Avellino against Sampdoria is a meeting of two clubs with Serie A pasts. The argument…

5 days ago · Priya Raman
Illustration for the Opinion article “What England's first-leg win in Greece can and cannot tell us”: 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
What England's first-leg win in Greece can and cannot tell us

England won 3-1 away to Greece in the first leg of their Women's World Cup qualifying…

6 days ago · Priya Raman
Illustration for the Opinion article “Lens v Lyon is a test of two very different club-building models”: 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
Lens v Lyon is a test of two very different club-building models

Lens against Lyon matters beyond the points. It sets a club built on regional identity…

6 days ago · Priya Raman