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A hat trick of essential reads to accompany the World Cup final

  • Written by Matt Williams, Senior Breaking News and International Editor
imageBut who will go down as the greatest?Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Soccer fans are just 90 minutes of action away from knowing who will lift the World Cup and be crowned the beautiful game’s global champs. Well, given the refereeing during the tournament in Qatar, it is likely to be 90 minutes plus a...

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