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Should Golden Boot race be decided by goals scored in a third-placed playoff, and what is Deschamps' France legacy?

Young Messi was very introverted, very shy and always looking for mischief, according to Leandro Benitez, who writes from the heart ...

There are good footballers, great footballers and then there is Lionel Messi, the teenage wonderkid illuminating the World Cup age 39 ...

Mario Gotze came off the bench to score the winner for Germany against Argentina in 2014. Here, he looks back on his career ...

Some 7,000 former footballers and coaches are part of the club, with all expenses paid, free game tickets and no obligation to say 'yes'

Stringent anti-drone measures have been in place during the tournament ...

Head coach remains wounded by the nature of the defeat to Argentina, despite ending the World Cup win a win over France ...

This is the first World Cup final between two nations which speak the same language since 1930 -- and one word may dominate the discourse ...

The 46-year-old is the first person from Slovenia to take charge of the world's biggest football fixture.

A chaotic mess of a match between England and France was the kind of flawed fun you want in a third-placed playoff ...