A new documentary recalls the unmatched rivalry between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, but it is also an honest and intimate look at their unlikely off-court friendship and shared battle with cancer, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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MARTIN BRAITHWAITE moved to Barcelona from Leganes in February 2020, transferring from a relegation-threatened club in their fourth-consecutive and fourth-ever season in Spain’s top division, to one looking to win their third league title in a row and 27th in total.
By the end of the season, it was a move from a relegated club who saw their valiant stay in the Primera Division come to an end, to the one that finished runners-up. But there was much more to it than that.
The alarm bells should begin to ring when looking at the month of this transfer. February. Outside the transfer window.
Forward’s rise as the tournament’s leading scorer reflects a journey shaped by heritage and belief as Morocco reach the final, writes JAMES NALTON
As unions sound the alarm on kafala-like dependence, FC Barcelona must decide whether their values extend beyond the pitch, writes KIVANC ELIACIK