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We are 25 years into the new century, and with 25 years of FIFA (now EA Sports FC) and Pro Evolution Soccer games there are a litany of world-beating virtual footballers we’ve had the pleasure of controlling through the years. It can be hard to whittle down so many wonderful…

From parents whose children were murdered or are missing to a man imprisoned for two decades with no sentence -- many Mexicans seeking justice feel they face a wall of corruption and impunity.

Real Madrid rarely lose in big finals, but Los Blancos have been beaten on showpiece occasions over the years. Here, a look at some of those defeats...

Picking out the greatest non-Europeans to grace the continent's top club competition

The first official goal directly from a corner was scored in 1924. Here, a look at the players in the men's game who have done it more recently...

Brazil stars regularly score at the World Cup, but for one player in particular in proved an especially proud moment in 2002

Finished level in Qatar before Barcelona win shootout

Roberto Carlos and his Real Madrid team-mates had a very late night before playing in the 1998 Champions League final - not that it mattered very much

Real Madrid and Barcelona have the ability to truly affect each other's fates as football clubs - and so it proved, in February 2000