Front cover: Chris Waddle of Tottenham Hotspur
Back cover: England's Gary Lineker and Argentina's Maradona
Photo: football league captain Bryan Robson with the trophy
World soccer review on the 1987 FIFA under-16 world championship: Nigeria shine but USSR win reports Colin Jose
TV: World soccer concludes its enquiry into British television's relationship with football - the penalty of being popular! Football and television, the uneasy relationship by Peter Law and Lynton Guest
Keir Radnedge's exclusive global news service - day by day news review - Menotti's contract / Hateley's debut goal / Sporting Lisbon scoop
Real (Madrid) escape lightly - The Brian Glanville column
European special, preview by Iain Macleod, statistics by Mike Hammond: Napoli… oh Real-ly (report on Real Madrid v Napoli match)
Finals for USA? The United States want to host the 1994 World Cup. Dan Herbst reports on the current state of the game way out west
Football league centenary - boos for Maradona by Keir Radnedge
Colour photographs of; Julio Alberto, Richard Gough, football league squad, rest of the world squad, Michel Platini, Peter Beardsley and Celso
World soccer news desk - Dortmund in Europe / Beardsley record / tough for Mo / Unlucky 13? / No shocks as Al-Ahly march on
World soccer's classified results and tables service
Information desk
Shop window
Colour photo of Preben Elkjaer (rest of the world) and Paul McGrath (football league)