World Soccer

SIMON KJAER

Purely in terms of sporting accomplishments, 2021 was a vintage affair for the 32-year-old Milan and Denmark central defensive warrior: steady as a rock as his club sealed their first Champions League qualification since 2013, then skippering the Danish national team to a highly satisfying last-four berth at the Euro 2020 finals.

But much more significantly, he showed

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