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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Avi Creditor As the year comes to a close, look back on the defining achievements, developments and moments from the last 12 months of the beautiful game across the globe. View the original article to see embedded media. It’s very nearly a World Cup year, but before fully turning the page to 2022, there’s much to look back on from the last 12 months in soccer across the globe. In the men’s game in Europe, for instance, there were league champions that we’ve grown accustomed to seeing lift the trophy (Manchester City, Bayern Munich) and a refreshing change of pace in some of the other top le…