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The big wheel of football today has Marcos Llorente sitting on top, just as it has Isco sitting at the bottom. The same could be said of Solari and Lopetegui.
ByAlfredo Relaño
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Madrid has two fiestas, San Isidro and the Paloma. In the 1950s and 1960s there was another, the final of the Copa del Rey: always played here, and almost always with Athletic.
ByAlfredo Relaño
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St Valentine's Day
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![The sprint legend has been snapped enjoying the build-up to the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, which officially begins on 12 February.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/IYOKZQUYDZMS5DU5EBAS477QD4.jpg?auth=9391c5430fa19f705f34ced88be4edae453f9faf3dfdc04f4aa91bb5f73bff78&width=360&height=270&smart=true)
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CARNIVAL
Usain Bolt gets into swing of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival
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The first time I recall one team giving the other side a guard of honour was at Molineux, home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1960...
ByAlfredo Relaño
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FOOTBALL CULTURE
AS English Spanish football-related Christmas gift guide
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St Andrew's Day
St Andrew's Day XI: a football team in honour of Andrews
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