Football United is a Saturday series dedicated to uncovering stories about how the sport provides hope and often does so in the unlikeliest of places. From Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for so long, to Somalia where child soldiers are putting down the gun and picking up the ball, Goal.com leaves no stone unturned in sending out the message that we are all united by football.
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Archive:
Barcelona President Juan Laporta Visits Rwanda Refugee Camp
Beautiful Game Battling Ugly Reality in North-East India
From Civil War In Sierra Leone To Success In The USA With Football Lending A Helping Hand
Gay Friendly Club In Scotland Shows That Football Is Open To All
Ex-West Ham Star Peter Butler Loving The Love Of Football In Myanmar
Women's Football In Pakistan Has Progressed But There Is Still A Long Way To Go
'Put Down The Gun, Pick Up The Ball' - Football Giving Hope To Somalia's Child Soldiers
Kenyan Love For Manchester United And Arsenal Soothes Troubled Region But Damages Local Game
Zambia Making New History After Tragic Past
Football Has Become The Air That Sudan Breathes
The Amazing Story Of The Makana Football Association And Robben Island
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Champions League Player Ratings: Zenit 3-2 Benfica
Goal.com casts a studious eye over the performers at the Petrovsky Stadium as a late goal settles a thriller in the Russian's favour and sets up enthralling second leg
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Serie A Player Ratings: Parma 0-0 Juventus
The Bianconeri missed a great chance to go back to the top of Serie A, but they caused the home side plenty of problems thanks mainly to Andrea Pirlo
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Messi breaks Champions League knockout record
The Argentine, still only 24, is level with current record holders Raul and Andriy Shevchenko, but can surpass the two European greats with a solitary strike at Leverkusen tonight
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Cartoon: Maradona & Chavez still friends
Goal.com cartoonist Omar Momani gives us his unique take on the football news of the day ...
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Should 'Vanishing Spray' be introduced globally?
The spray, which has been designed to stop defensive walls from encroaching closer than 10 yards to the ball at free-kicks, is set to be discussed at next month's IFAB meeting
