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FEATURES 60 The rise and fall of Portsmouth How Milan Mandaric revitalised

Pompey – for a while, at least 66 FFT at the Africa Cup of Nations What it’s like to be there? We

went to Ivory Coast to find out 76 The Beckenbauer revolution How the great changed football 98 Jesper Blomqvist’s Perfect XI THE MIXER 90 Non-league ladders: buy now!

AROUND THE GROUNDS 78 Billy Sharp on LA and, er, Hull 79 Zander Murray: pride of Scotland 80 George Weah at Edgeley Park 81 Why Gillingham hate Swindon 82 Football Icon: the next chapter Sky One TV star’s new career THE PLAYERS LOUNGE 84 “I rugby tackled a lion mascot”

How John Moncur angered ’Arry 86 Lianne Sanderson: trailblazer 88 Antti Niemi is still not finished

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