A young Neymar with everything to prove against the wily Ronaldinho who’d seen it all – when Santos met Flamengo in 2011, it was a match for the ages
Month: April 2020
A move prompted by the purchase of a lightbulb, when Kevin Keegan moved to Southampton in 1980, it represented one of the greatest shocks in football
Once Italy’s undisputed kings, Pro Vercelli still have more league titles than Lazio, Roma and Napoli – but their decline has been long
Led by the enigmatic Emilio Mondonico, Torino would overcome all obstacles to reach the 1992 UEFA Cup final – where their curse continued
Lomana Trésor LuaLua might not have fulfilled the potential that he possessed at the beginning of his career, but he always got the fans off their seats
The two years of challenges and setbacks that Italy threw Guardiola’s way undoubtedly shaped him into one of the greatest managers to have graced the game
France 98 had the drama, controversy and excitement which makes the World Cup so special, with more than a fair dose of scandal thrown in for good measure
Something as simple as a bat on a football badge may seem so trivial at first but, in the city of Valencia’s case, it represents so much more
At his best one of the world’s top striker, yet still criminally under-appreciated, Enrico Chiesa was as good as any Italian striker of the 1990s
Whatever was hovering in the Tuscan sky should be cherished and revered because, just like a fine local wine, the longer it ages the better it gets
From Budapest to New York to Liverpool, You’ll Never Walk Alone is one of football’s most recognisable anthems – but its history is less known
One of the game’s greatest defenders, in 1993/94, as Barcelona reached the Champions League final, Ronald Koeman would finish as top scorer
Still just 25, you be sure Héctor Bellerín will try new things and look to do good in a world so desperately in need of his honest example
The tale of Sebastian Deisler’s career is a dismaying one, but it was also important in raising awareness of depression in football and the reality for many
That Éder, a man with an unremarkable record, gifted Portugal Euro 2016 glory should offer hope that others can place their names amongst the greats
In 2016, Florent Sinama Pongolle was relegated from the Thai League after the season was abruptly ended. He shares his thoughts on football and Covid-19
Xuventude de Cambados’ sudden rise was worthy of the drug kingpin who made it all possible – but their subsequent fall was an inevitability
in a script aptly suited to the screens of Hollywood, Giovanni Trapattoni’s wild, Oscar-worthy four years will surely stay with him, and the fans, forever