They arrived as little-known gambles but Grafite and Edin Džeko would fire Wolfsburg to the title, becoming one of the Bundesliga’s greatest strike-forces
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She’s seen the best and worst of football but now, at her peak, Ella Masar is calling in quits after a remarkable career on and off the pitch
As Brazilian mavericks go, the Bundesliga probably hasn’t seen a more naturally gifted one than the wild and unpredictable Marcelinho Paraíba
From humble beginnings and a career of doubters, Mario Mandžukić has risen to become one of the most underrated big-game players in football
While his time at the top was short, the memories left behind by Brazilian striker Grafite have scarred images into the minds of fans the world over
Despite failing to reach the heights many predicted, Diego has left a generation of fans with moments of genius to savour for years to come
Twenty-five-year-old Pernille Harder may well have established herself as the best player in the world amid hot competition from a growing pool of talented female footballers around the world. Despite missing out…
The story of most world-class footballers starts at a local park, where the future star would spend hours a day kicking a ball around with friends from an early age. The standard…
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,…
Leonardo Da Vinci once said: “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Life is full of complexities, yet success often derives from the simplest of acts. For Kevin De Bruyne, that simple act was scoring…
André Schürrle stormed down the left flank, his rapid pace always his most valuable asset. During this match – in this exact moment – he couldn’t have used it more effectively, propelling…
MANY FOOTBALLERS would give up everything to have a CV even remotely resembling that of 33-year-old defender Nilla Fischer. Apart from the fact that Fischer has just surpassed the rather impressive landmark…
IT’S ONLY TWO YEARS SINCE VFL WOLFSBURG finished second to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga title race. In the same season – 2014/15 – Die Wölfe also won the DFB-Pokal and reached…