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Qatar 2022: World Cup in Gulf state could be 48-team tournament

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Neymar: Fifa ends role in Brazilian's legal case against Barcelona

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VAR edges closer to confirmation for 2018 World Cup

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Russian deputy PM quits football role before 2018 World Cup

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Safety issue: England fans told to stick to a pint on World Cup

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PSG chairman accused of World Cup bribe by Swiss prosecutor

Thechairmanofhigh-spendingParisSaint-GermainandthepowerfulsportsbroadcasterbeIN,bothownedbyQatarstatefunds,hasbeenaccusedinSwitzerlandofcriminallybribingtheform

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Fifa set to reverse controversial poppy ban for home-nations teams

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Tevez, Verón and Kuyt named as using TUEs at 2010 World Cup

TheFootballAssociationandFifahavecondemnedthelatesthackbytheFancyBearsgroupafterdetailsoffaileddrugtestsandtherapeuticuseexemptions(TUEs)amongfootballersweremad

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Fifa 16 as gorgeous as before but trickier to win

Like the eternal war between Android and iOS fans, ardent supporters of two football simulation game franchises - Pro Evolution Soccer and Fifa - have always claimed their game is the best football simulator. Trevor Tan tries both to choose the winner.