Bryan Robson is the cover star of the first World Soccer of 1986, a year he hopes will bring him glory for club and country, neither of which have celebrated glory since the 1960s.
The draw for the 1986 World Cup has taken place, the first World Cup where final group games are played simultaneously, amid complaints of travelling between stadiums.
This draw gets plenty of coverage. The group stages sees Italy and Argentina paired together, the 4th successive World Cup they would meet each other.
There is a feature on Canada captain Bruce Wilson, who finds himself without a club six months before the tournament, while Morocco get a profile.
There is a double page report on Juventus, who have just won the World Club after beating Argentinos Juniors on penalties.
There is a feature on European Cup Quarter-Finalists Steau Bucharest.
In Austria, Bruno Pezzey has been appointed captain of the national side, as they aim to qualify for Euro 88.
In England, it looked like Manchester United were going to run away with the title, but have been pulled back by Liverpool after a series of bad results.
Malcolm Allison has the World Cup on his mind, but the 1990 one, having been appointed manager of Kuwait.
In Turkey, there is unrest at Fenerbache, with players protesting at bonuses that were promised to the squad not being paid.
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