He received copious abuse from Chelsea fans but Avram Grant nearly pulled off one of football’s greatest achievements during his time at Stamford Bridge
Month: February 2019
When Francesco Becchetti bought Leyton Orient, it was meant to be the start of a new era of promise. What followed was nothing short of a nightmare
A European Footballer of the Year and one of Denmark’s greatest, it remains amongst football’s most surprising moves that Allan Simonsen went to Charlton
On his day, Luis Fabiano was as devastating as anyone in world football, combining all the traits you’d ever want from a number nine
The next time a pundit remarks that Leicester are a club “not going anywhere”, it should be acknowledged that they quite simply have nowhere to go
One of the great Dutch masters, Dennis Bergkamp’s rare genius is wonderfully encapsulated by his dominance of the goal of the month award in August 1997
With the vast majority expecting a Manchester United win, Everton would lift the 1995 FA Cup final and result in changing tides for both clubs
Now regarded as world-class, it took an eventful, tricky but largely successful stint at Espanyol for Pochettino to become the manager he is today
Boasting a team made up of ageing British stars, the Vancouver Whitecaps would win the NASL in 1979 in one of the sport’s great North American seasons
Some clubs have to wait for what seems like an eternity between trophies. Until 1991, Motherwell had waited 39 years. Then glory. Sweet, memorable, glory
When Ernesto Valverde took over at Olympiakos, it was with the goal to remodel the club and win trophies. He did that and so much more
Beyond being Real Madrid’s first-ever goalscorer, Irishman Arthur Johnson would also become the club’s first manager between 1910 and 1920
Between the likes of Ballack, Lucio and Berbatov, and Son, Vidal and Leno recently, Bayer Leverkusen attract talent but rarely hold onto it
He should’ve and could’ve been an England regaular, but while injuries would hamper Paul Davis’ Arsenal career, he remains a true Gunners legend
Released by Celtic as a teenager and found playing amateur football, Andy Robertson would fight with everything to later become Scotland captain
When Bob Marley was buried at the tragically young age of 36, he took with him his three favoured possession: his guitar, a Bible and a football
By the age of 24, Miguel Almirón was champion in Paraguay, Argentina and the US. Now he’s facing his greatest challenge at Newcastle
Largely lauded as a luxury during his time at Southampton, since moving to Ajax, Dušan Tadić has become one of Europe’s most feared attacking stars