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Dubbed the “mini Torres”, Krisztián Németh had more than a little in common with the Spaniard. A Liverpool prodigy, he talks Anfield, Torres and more
Blessed with the likes of Arshavin, Pogrebnyak and Akinfeev at their best, and led by Guus Hiddink, how far should Russia’s 2008 side have gone?
These Football Times’ podcast team go visual and take a look at the Euro 88 final, featuring the talents of Gullit, Van Basten, Belanov and Protasov
With a goalscoring record that compares to any of the great Argentine strikers, Carlos Bianchi remains one of the nation’s finest talents
Through the history of football, some kits are associated with disaster. From inadvertent swastikas to one-off disasters, this is the story of eight
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
When times get tough, Newcastle fans will always be able to revisit a wonderous evening in 1996 when anything felt possible under Kevin Keegan
Rebranding former Bundesliga chasmpions Eintracht Braunschweig to Jägermeister Braunschweig would have far-reaching consequence for the world of football
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
With crucial goals and a tendency to elevate Spain to new levels, David Villa’s zenith would come at the 2010 World Cup – and where better?
A hero to many of the game’s greats, a player who struck fear into Paolo Maldini, Cha Bum-kun came to Europe and conquered as it’s first great Asian import
The point at which the 1980s faded and a bright new 90s began, the 1991 FA Cup final should be remembered for more than just Paul Gascoigne’s busted knee
The Netherlands women’s team, out of every nation in Europe, are leading the way in innovation and art, both on and off the pitch
The penalty kick is the rawest distillation of psychology and repetitive practice in football – but what makes a player good or bad at them?
Despite a stop-start Liverpool career thus far, the rise of Takumi Minamino points to a player well-versed in adversity and scrapping for success
Boasting one of the most forward-thinking academies, closely aligned with the government, Daniele D’Eustacchio is shaping the future of Chinese football
Led by a visionary president, Tenerife – known for its beaches not football – would rise in the 1990s thanks to a remarkable cast of star names
The symbol of a city and its people, the bull that adorns Torino’s crest has had many iterations but its meaning has always remained the same
From Bolton to Bengal, the path to fulfilment and limelight in the game was a tricky one for Bernard Mendy, once one of the most promising full-backs around
Bolivia have the worst reputation in South American football, but their home in La Paz remains a church of upsets – just ask Diego Maradona and Argentina
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
One of the few clubs to win the league unbeaten and then promptly get relegated, the rise and fall of B71 Sandoy is one of football’s great tales
From the frequency of one-cap wonders in early decades to its decline and rebirth recently, playing just once for England is a unique and proud moment
Long before Sindelar, Meisl and Austria’s brilliant Wunderteam, Josef Uridil was a hero for the masses, a man whose goals united an ailing nation
In the history of Bayer Leverkusen, no man has done more, seen more or won more at the club than former goalkeeper and all-round hero, Rüdiger Vollborn
Mourinho reinvented Chelsea and the Premier League: astute analysis, unconventional formations, below-the-belt mind games, and a new tactical blueprint
In 2010, Mesut Özil was untouchable for Werder and Germany. He was elegant, audacious and daring. He was, and always will be, unapologetically, Özil
It’s been a unique and difficult rise to the top of the women’s game for Chioma Ubogagu, now set to star for Real Madrid. She explained all in an open chat
It has taken over a century, but in Papu Gómez and Josip Iličić, Atalanta’s goddess has some players befitting of her beauty
Featuring a goat that’s named after one of the club’s greatest managers, the 1. FC Köln logo is one of German football’s most interesting and recognisable
