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The Basque Country’s Copa del Rey stories are not only the tales from the final, but they’re also the Amorebietas and Portugaletes
It’s clear that “a little year in hell” doesn’t preclude fans from experiencing the ecstasy of footballing heaven in the future
While the final was hardly a classic, the 2010 World Cup quarters delivered enough drama to live on in the memories of all who witnessed it
Leeds were relegated from the First Division in 1982. Perhaps it wouldn’t have happened if Clough or Stein’s stay stretched beyond 44 days
Laporta’s legacy will rest upon his ability to arrest Barcelona’s financial demise and ensuring Messi’s continued presence at the Camp Nou
La Máquina allowed footballers to explore depths of their flair, establish what it meant to be Argentine, and to do it all in their own way
The era-defining brilliance of Romário, who redefined the striker role, may have peaked in Barcelona, but it was very much made at PSV
Even though time and injuries are robbing fans of his presence, Agüero legacy exists in both history and memory, and will endure over time
Varela was loved by Uruguayan football fans like few others. The hero of a nation who had done more than most to deliver their finest hour
Shakhtar Donetsk’s success on the pitch speaks volumes for the character of those tasked with saving this incredible club from destruction
In 2004, without a single domestic league title to their name, Cienciano scaled the peaks of South American football – and I was there
Few fully understood how Enrico Marone Cinzano managed to return from Argentina in 1925 with one of the game’s great finishers by his side
One of the great American players of her generation, Shannon Boxx discusses World Cup glory and pain, lupus, Hope Solo and race
As Diego Forlan said of Federico Valverde: “I’ll risk saying that he can become in midfield what Sergio Ramos has been as a defender”
These Football Times and COPA90 have teamed up to bring you the story of Kylian Mbappe’s rise from Bondy to FIFA 21 cover star
Circumstances meant Johan Micoud didn’t get the acclaim his talent deserved, but the adulation of those in Bremen more than makes up for it
For the first time in four decades, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahce or Galatasaray aren’t playing in Europe. What has gone wrong for Turkey’s Big Three?
A majestic goalkeeper and an outstanding individual both on and off the pitch, Ray Clemence will be sorely missed
At a time when they seem fewer than ever, Jon Stead is one of football’s true gentlemen who gives to the game much more than he takes out
Joaquín is so much more than a nice guy, and has spent his entire football career trying to prove he wasn’t a flash in the pan in his 20s
Eight years since he made his debut in the evening sun of a Norwegian summer, winter is finally coming for the King in the North
After how unpredictable 2020 has proved, surely lightning cannot strike Demirspor and their anti-establishment fans a tenth time?
La Argentina said that Ferencváros deserved the applause of fans because of their quality, “not seen for many years on Argentine fields”
Before RB Leipzig emerged on the scene a few years ago, East German football was irrelevant in the great scheme of things
One of the great women’s footballers of her generation, Anja Mittag talks through her remarkable career and the future at RB Leipzig
One of the few women running football clubs today, Patricia Rodrígue sits down to discuss her journey and work at Elche
“It was Gary who discovered us and made us who we are. He educated us, off the pitch too, gave us a different mentality”
If the big six became a big ten then civil war could break out and the Super League of the 1980s could yet become the reality of the 2020s
Hang Yuan FC are playing a prominent role in bringing football to the forefront of Taiwanese life – and the results are astonishing
Rarely has a modern footballer looked so rare; so unlike the rest. And that’s the allure that makes Dimitri Payet so special
