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Francesco Totti is one of the most respected players int he world because he has stayed at the same club for his entire career, and what a career it has been. At 39 years old, he has played for AS Roma and only for AS Roma since 1992. That’s 24 years at the same club, for much longer than half of his life.

But like all players he will eventually have to retire, and it is looking more and more like this might be the year he’ll do it.

We don’t have to tell you about the ways soccer makes a difference in people's lives. The world's game is consistently a catalyst for change.

Alfie, better known as 'Ronaldog', is an untrained, naturally brilliant footballing dog that is capable of performing keepie uppies and dribbling at a blistering pace, much like his namesake Ronaldo. To put it simply, his game isn't ruff at all. He's almost Ronaldo's doggleganger.  

In fact, Ronaldog has every reason for tail wagging, he's being scouted by professional clubs in England.

English comedian Eddie Izzard has accomplished a stunning feat of endurance the likes of which few athlete can match. In 27 days the 54-year-old Izzard ran 27 marathons in order to raise awareness for Sport Relief, a biennial charity event ran in association with Comic Relief and BBC Sport. On his last day he ran a staggering 54 miles in order to make sure he hit his distance mark for the challenge.

You can watch the BBC3 video covering Izzard’s last day of the 27 marathons in 27 days challenge here:

Sometimes clubs and player do things that make you realize that they do still have things in perspective, and they don’t see the world through a Lamborghini kaleidoscope lens (although that sounds really cool, not gonna lie). 

Palestinian five-year-old Ahmed Dawabcheh lost his parents and baby brother in a firebombing carried out by Jewish extremists. This tragedy led to Dawabcheh suffering injuries as well, and he has spent the last 8 months of his life recovering.

Today, we take a look at three kids who broke the rules and had an absolutely amazing time because of it. Apparently these three boys snuck into Barcelona’s training ground (how they did it, we have no idea) and literally got to hang out with the entire Barcelona squad as if they were one of the boys. They will be talking about this for the rest of their lives. 

Harpo’s FC are back at it and better than ever, if their work with New York creative collective Roos Brothers is anything to go by. The video is emotive, and far from what you would think an amateur team could ever pull off. The Roos Brothers' portrayal of Harpo's FC captures the allure of the club and what it offers: the chance to be a part of something bigger.

The legend of Messi grows and grows. His latest straight-out-of-a-hollywood-script moment comes from the FIFA Club World Cup final that took place on December 20, 2015. It may have happened three months ago, but River Plate keeper Marcelo Barovero has apparently only just shared the story yesterday to Sport ENGLISH. Barovero’s son received a gift from Messi after the final.

It's International Women's Day and Danish sportswear brand Hummel has celebrated it by releasing the new Afghanistan national soccer team kit. The Afghanistan women's team kits feature a built-in hijab allowing female players to follow Islamic custom without having to don a regular scarf, which would often be difficult whilst playing in hot environments.