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Liverpool fans let off flares before the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool
THE Carabao, or those of us a tad old skool, League Cup Final, is long gone. The FA Cup staggering its past-the-sold-by-date towards the final, ditto the Champions and Rich Runners-Up League.
Up and down the divisions clubs have jostled their way to win promotion, staved off relegation or clung on to mid-table mediocrity. And for the few, not the many, the Premier League title.
Before you know it, all this will be done and dusted ready for it to begin all over again — the 2019/20 edition.
Two teams from different sides of the world will face off this weekend in a landmark football occasion. One team from the Americas, another from Europe, will meet in an exhibition of the world’s game that is being broadcast across the globe, writes JAMES NALTON
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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