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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
Türkgücü Munich are “totally unique” and became the first club founded by migrants to reach the professional leagues in Germany
Few Italian defenders rank higher than Picchi and Scirea, the all-conquering liberos whose triumphs were overshadowed by their early deaths
He may be overshadowed by other innovators but Viktor Maslov is as important as anyone: the creator of both the 4-4-2 and the press
No qualification process for the World cup is as intense, bizarre and brilliant as the South American qualifiers
For Kocaelispor supporters, their team is so much more than just a football club. As they say here, “love does not have a league”
One of Bulgaria’s greatest players, considered by many to be above Hristo Stoichkov, this is the triumph and tragedy of Georgi Asparuhov
Celtic may be bidding to become the first Scottish club to win ten consecutive titles, but fans will never forget the dark 90s
With a win percentage better than Louis van Gaal’s, Bobby Robson remains one of the best, modt underrated Barcelona managers of all
Michel Bastos was a blend of trickery, pace and power. While he never scaled the tallest peaks, he was a joy to watch for Lyon and Brazil
Thanks to a dispute over Arjen Robben, in 2012, three days after losing the Champions League final, Bayern Munich played the Netherlands
One of Georgia’s greatest players, who helped Dinamo Tbilisi to Cup Winners’ Cup glory in 1981, Vitali Daraselia would pass away aged 25
Ba, Clichy, Škrtel and co may have just been crowned champions, but Turkish football is so much more than a vacation for ageing stars
The second of two parts exploring Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds. How did Leeds evolve to secure Premier League promotion in 2020?
The first of two parts exploring Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds. How did the the Argentine lead them to the beautiful failure of 2018/19?
Robinho’s career should, for many, have been so much moren given his remarkable talent. Nowhere more than at Manchester City
It was a long journey from almost being liquidated in 1986 to the UEFA Cup final 20 years later for Middlesbrough. But what a journey it was
Thanks to the likes of Nelson Mandela, when apartheid was at its worst, a unique movement of football at Robben Island changed so much
A precise striker of the ball, Tugay garnered lofty praise from most he encountered and enjoyed a uniquely cult following
Outside Turkey, the maverick talent of Ibrahim Yattara remains a well-kept secret – but he was just as dazzling as Europe’s best
The only Ukrainian footballer to ever win the Ballon d’Or, Oleg Blokhin’s records stand him out as perhaps the greatest Eastern European footballer of all
For its size, Uruguay remain the ultimate over-achievers in football, harnessing their famed Garra Charrúa to devastating effect
My love of Colombian football was ignited by one astonishing passing move, and by Carlos Valderrama, the man whose genius had made it happen
Small and largely ignored in the German football spectrum, in 2001 Union Berlin burst onto the map thanks to an iconic DFB-Pokal run
Uruguay are cited as the biggest overachievers in international football history – and that’s before their Olympic triumphs are considered
Rising against the odds late in his career, Steve Savidan was one of Ligue 1’s best goalscorer and a France international. Then tragedy struck
Named the Gol di Turone, few moments in Italian football history have been as fiercely debated or controversial at that on in May 1981
In the history of both Argentina football and Real Madrid, few midfielders can match the complete flair, skill and class of Fernando Redondo
