This feature is part of Virtuoso It was Andy Warhol who conceived the concept of 15 minutes of fame. According to the art icon, everyone at some point would have theirs. The…
Month: November 2018
This feature is part of Virtuoso Dimitar Berbatov was an often polarising figure when adorned in the red of Manchester United. Loved eternally for his passion towards the club, the cause and…
This feature is part of Virtuoso There has never been much doubt about the footballing brilliance of George Best. Hailed as a genius when he was first discovered by Bob Bishop as…
This feature is part of Virtuoso The thing about the emergence of greatness is that when you see it, you know. It will not initially manifest to the full order of magnitude…
This feature is part of Virtuoso He burst onto the scene with the sort of gusto that only the greats have ever been capable of. He was quick, intelligent, two-footed and oh-so…
This feature is part of Virtuoso You can do a lot in nine minutes. You can walk from the London Eye across Westminster Bridge to Big Ben. You can listen to Even…
This feature is part of Virtuoso There aren’t too many occasions in football when one can lay claim to having watched a performance of such breathtaking quality as to be left utterly…
This feature is part of Virtuoso The life of a goalkeeper is all about preparation for his understudy opportunity is something that, when presented, needs to be grasped, cherished and held onto…
This feature is part of Virtuoso When Maria Callas strode onto the stage as Elvira to perform at the magnificent Gran Teatro La Fenice in Venice in 1949, her breathtaking vocal range…
This feature is part of Virtuoso History likes snapshots, images frozen in time that serve as an aide-mémoire for a much more significant event; emblems of grander, more comprehensive stories. The 93rd…
This feature is part of Virtuoso Before becoming the poster club for cataclysmic financial mismanagement, Leeds United were good. Very good. Just after the turn of the millennium, David O’Leary’s band of…
This feature is part of Virtuoso In the summer of 1994, a 34-year-old Paul McGrath travelled to the United States to play in Ireland’s second ever World Cup. To say that the…
This feature is part of Virtuoso It was the moment 53,341 people collectively held their breath as one. The moment millions more spellbound at home had to question if they were really…
Spanish rivalries transcend sport and are built on political and logistical foundations, and have been a matter of life and death in the past. As a result, many reputations are based on…
The opening goal set a hypnotically frantic tone. Captivatingly familiar for a derby game. Quality’s void filled with the excruciating knowledge that something is always about to happen. In clearing a David Unsworth…
May 13, 2012, 4.53pm: the score at the Etihad Stadium is 2-2 between Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers, with the game heading into the last minute of injury time. Roberto Mancini’s City…
David Olaoye made international headlines in August 2017 when he became the first Englishman to sign a professional contract with an Argentine football club. After spells in Greece and Slovenia, the forward…
Forgive this comparison if you were not born in the generation that will immediately relate, although I suspect that with the slight help of Google, your memory may be jogged. When I…