Will Sharp

Sub-Editor

Gabriel Batistuta: the Fiorentina diaries

Taking exclusively from Calcio II, no man in Fiorentina history has soared to such heights as the unmistakable, often unstoppable, Gabriel Batistuta

When Nwankwo Kanu’s audacious best put Chelsea to the sword

This feature is part of Virtuoso Like many footballing institutions, Arsenal are not without their fair share of adulated alumni; an array of impenetrable defenders, a collection of tantalisingly talented midfield maestros…

Four goals in 33 minutes: the day Gary Lineker tore Spain apart

This feature is part of Virtuoso “Fackin’ hell,” came the unexpected salutation, uttered with the unique cadence only a cockney-imitating-Spaniard can. La Roja’s oft indomitable goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta had wasted no time…

The Nicklas Bendtner delusion

With little over 15 minutes left of the derby, Cesc Fàbregas stood beside the corner flag watching impatiently as a substitution was announced. Drawing 1-1 at home to their fiercest rivals Tottenham,…