Growing up in the shadow of Ian Wright, Shaun and Bradley Wright-Phillips would experience a series of peaks and troughs across their careers
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Despite facing constant comparisons with such a successful sibling as Eden, Thorgan Hazard has more than carved out a career for himself
A serial winner and goalscorer for the world’s biggest club, Karim Benzema is a modern legend – and yet he’s still not as good as Olivier Giroud for France
Just a kid with a dream from Tenerife, few ever expected Pedro to reach the game’s pinnacle – and yet he’s done that and more at Barcelona and Chelsea
Deco’s doubters should look at the highlight reels of one of the great playmakers. He was, you can be assured, far better than many remember
Beyond all the early-career questions, John Obi Mikel rose to become of the best midfielders of his generation – selfless at Chelsea, heroic for Nigeria
Mourinho reinvented Chelsea and the Premier League: astute analysis, unconventional formations, below-the-belt mind games, and a new tactical blueprint
Sam Kerr and Vivianne Miedema face-off in the Continental Cup final, with each having a contrasting back story of toil. This is how they reached the top
Though he may be remembered by some for a troubled spell in England, Verón was a world-class, complete midfielder, achieving success everywhere else
Marcel Desailly sat down with These Football Times to look back on his career – the highs and the lows – and his greatest memories
Football has changed dramatically in the two decades since Andriy Shevchenko burst onto the scene, but his legacy remains unblemished
Gerrard was a monster, while Scholes was sublime. But if you take the raw stats and impact over a decade, no midfielder can top Frank Lampard
Over the course of the 2000s, how strikers played changed vastly, and much of this was down to the attributes Didier Drogba brought to his game
Despite his near-misses, when leading men, when redefining a role and offering hope where none was to be found, Michael Ballack was king
Few places in 1970 were more imposing to visit than Burnley’s Turf Moor. When Chelsea visited in the FA Cup, it would create a lifetime of memories
Ask Chelsea fans to recount their favourite Zola moment and you will get a variety of answers, such was the stardust sprinkled on his play in so many games
He rarely receives the credit his talent deserves but Dennis Wise helped changed the fortunes of Chelsea in 1990s, forging them back to relevance
Fábio Paim was more than just a Championship Manager star, winning praise as a talent better than Cristiano Ronaldo during his early years at Sporting