In the pantheon of great Scottish managers, Jim McLean’s name is rarely mentioned. But for his work at Dundee United, it certainly should be
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Blackpool and the shameful silence of the EFL
What’s happened to Blackpool – and the fact that the EFL have aided and abetted it – is a crying shame for both the club and its fans
Why Arsenal’s 2001/02 vintage are perhaps the greatest in the club’s history
Arsenal were so good that if the league’s top scorer Henry didn’t get you, one of Pires, Wiltord, Ljungberg, Kanu or Bergkamp inevitably would
Kevin Keegan: the Hamburg diaries
In Kevin Keegan’s three seasons in the Bundesliga he managed to win the Ballon d’Or twice, play in the European Cup final and release a top-10 smash hit
How a development model of promoting and selling early is keeping Ajax, PSV and Dortmund at the business end of the game
In a game governed by how deep your pockets are, a selecton of clubs around Europe are enjoying a resurgence thanks to a smart development policy
The curious case of Wanderlei Luxemburgo, Real Madrid and the six minute match
Few managerial debuts at Real Madrid will ever be stranger than that of Wanderlei Luxemburgo, the man who took charge for six insane minutes
Atlético Madrid’s iconic class of ’96: the unlikely double winners who forged a unique legacy
They were industrious and gritty, led by Antić and Simeone, and they surprised all of Spain to lift LaLiga and the Copa del Rey. Sounds familiar?
The great Battle of Britain: when Jock Stein’s Celtic met Don Revie’s Leeds in the 1970 European Cup semi-final
Football’s original Battle of Britain, when Leeds met Celtic in the 1970 European Cup semi-final, it was a tie that would go down in legend
The voodoo magic of Robert Mensah
Strikers get all the plaudits, but without those men between the…
Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and the dichotomy of a sporting rivalry
In the world of sport, we have a tendency to…
This is Sicily: football, culture and history on the island
The air is warm and the sky is blue. Mount…
Raymond Goethals: the Marseille, Anderlecht and Standard Liège coaching genius forever tainted by match-fixing scandals
He should be considered one of the world’s greatest coaches, but for all his talent and success, Raymond Goethals is forever associated with scandal
Juan Román Riquelme, Mario Yepes and the greatest nutmeg ever
It has been two decades since Juan Román Riquelme turned his back on Mario Yepes and forced through the greatest nutmeg in a Copa Libertadores Superclásico
Graeme Le Saux’s battle against homophobic abuse and why the door is opening for gay players to come out in football
A married heterosexual, Graeme Le Saux endured years of abuse from fellow players and fans. But is the tide turning for gay players to finally come out?
Martyn Clarke: the Falkland Islander who almost joined Boca Juniors in 1999
Few individuals crossed the divide between the Falklands and Argentina in the 1990s. Martyn Clarke – a former trialist at Boca Juniors – was one of those
How Barcelona and an American businessman helped form Ecuador’s Immortal Derby, one of South America’s finest games
It may be one of the lesser lights of South American football but Ecuador’s Immortal Derby between SC Barcelona and Emelec is one of its most intriguing
Marcelinho: the maverick Brazilian who lit up the Bundesliga
As Brazilian mavericks go, the Bundesliga probably hasn’t seen a more naturally gifted one than the wild and unpredictable Marcelinho Paraíba
How the demise of local shirt sponsors has killed the connection between fans and their team
Who can forget those iconic, local shirt sponsors, proudly adoring local fans’ kits? They were good days. They’re also consigned to history for good
In defence of Fred, Brazil’s unfashionable number nine who became the face of failure in 2014
A success at club level wherever he went, Brazilian striker Fred would sadly become the face of failure the 2014 World Cup on home soil
The rise of Ramires and his descent from prominence
A brilliant ball-carrier and versatile, Ramires at his peak was indispensable for Chelsea. Sadly that peak came too soon and didn’t last long
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