Emiliano Marconde Camargo Hansen is a Danish international with Brazilian roots and will be returning to the South American country for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Henrik Larsson Blocks Son’s Olympic Dream
Henrik Larsson has refused to allow his son Jordan to represent Sweden at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Sam Allardyce – by his greatest signings
The Panenka profiles the new England boss through the words of some of his greatest signings.
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Fortunate Fiji Qualify For A Record-Breaking Rio 2016 Olympics
Fiji reached the Rio 2016 men’s soccer tournament for the first time, albeit in controversial circumstances.
Now the islanders are looking to break the record for the number of Olympians entered by a nation with a population less than 1 million.
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FC Astana: From Across The Steppes To The Big Stage
FC Astana will take on Celtic in the 3rd round of qualifying of the UEFA Champions League in an effort to earn a place in the group stage of the competition for the second time.
As one of the remotest and smallest members of UEFA, the club has been on a relatively short but eventful journey since their inception seven years ago. The Panenka profiles the Kazakh club before they take of Brendan Rodgers’ team.
American Soccer’s Missed Opportunity
By Tarutr Malhotra, creator and editor of Sixth Feb.
Follow on Twitter @sixthfebblog.
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Iraq: The Lions of Mesopotamia at Rio 2016
The Arabic nation only has two Olympic medals in their trophy cabinet, both bronze. One for weightlifting in 1960, the other for the men’s soccer team’s astonishing run to the semi-finals in Athens, 2004.
At Rio 2016, The Lions are in the hunt for another after clawing their way to qualifying to compete in Brazil.
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Jack Harrison: The NYCFC star with a foothold each side of the Atlantic
Some impressive performances of late have well and truly let the Jack Harrison secret out bag and the winger could now be facing a dilemma over his international future.
The Panenka looks at the NYCFC stars journey from Lancashire, England to Yankees Stadium, New York.
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UEFA blow hot and cold on Kosovo
With the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers in full swing it is worth sparing a thought for the recently crowned 2016 Kosovo champions who were banned from entering the European completion on technical grounds.
The Panenka looks at football in the newly formed country as the 210th member of FIFA.
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No Te Vayas Lio: Argentina In Turmoil
Football in the South American country is in chaos. Days before Argentina’s football association had been removed pending criminal investigation, Albiceleste suffered a second consecutive Copa America final defeat. Afterwards, the coach promptly resigned leading to a rudderless search for a new boss. To make matters worse, the jewel of the Argentine crown, Lionel Messi, also retired.
With just a few weeks to go until the 2016 Rio Olympics, The Panenka looks at the state of things for the two-time World Cup Champions.
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