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Milutinovic had essentially turned the US national team into a club side. With only four professionals playing abroad at the time, they developed an edge that couldn't be matched by any other team going to the World Cup. "A lot of us had never been…

"It had never been a question for previous hosts if they'd get out of their group, but it was a real question for us," says defender Alexi Lalas, who made his international debut under Milutinovic. "Internally and externally, that was the goal - do that…

Then aged 47, Milutinovic had a burgeoning reputation for getting the most out of unfancied international sides. In 1990 he'd taken Costa Rica to the World Cup knockout stages. A year later he proved himself a pretty handy private investigator as well. In 1991, Steve…

Futsal (a form of indoor football popular in Brazil) coach Matheus Rocha, 28, tells BBC News he has decided to wear the blue shirt this year. "I don't feel any desire to wear the yellow shirt," he says. "Actually, the idea of wearing it repulses…

Futsal (a form of indoor football popular in Brazil) coach Matheus Rocha, 28, tells BBC News he has decided to wear the blue shirt this year. "I don't feel any desire to wear the yellow shirt," he says. "Actually, the idea of wearing it repulses…