On different sides of the divide, Giuseppe and Franco Baresi would seek to make Milan their own amidst a stream of trophies
With a win percentage better than Louis van Gaal’s, Bobby Robson remains one of the best, modt underrated Barcelona managers of all
Named the Gol di Turone, few moments in Italian football history have been as fiercely debated or controversial at that on in May 1981
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE The final of the European Championship not only produced a winning team that had come so close to international success so many times over the…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE When Austrian referee Gerd Grabher blew for full-time, it was one of those rarest of occasions in international football when fans of the winning team…
In MLS, Bradley Wright-Phillips, who had struggled and laboured without much success in the UK found his home and unequivocally triumphed
When Italy and Germany met in the semi-final at Mexico 70, they played out unquestionably the greatest 30 minutes in World Cup – perhaps football – history
When John Cordier, backed by his million made in the IT industry, bought KV Mechelen, few could’ve predicted their rapid rise at home and in Europe
Guangzhou may be known as the money-bags of Chinese football today but it wasn’t long ago that they were in the second tier, broke and hit by scandal
A powerful striker, hardly in the mould of Totaalvoetbal, Dick Nanninga watched the 1974 World Cup final as an amateur. Four years later, he’d score in it
Gerrard was a monster, while Scholes was sublime. But if you take the raw stats and impact over a decade, no midfielder can top Frank Lampard
When he arrived at AS Roma, with success in the Barcelona B ranks, much was expected of Luis Enrique and the philosophy that he would bring
Widely considered one of the greatest attacking talents in history, Raymond Kopa led Stade de Reims and Real Madrid to unprecedented heights
Between winning the Barcelona Cup in 1922, a ground-breaking tour of Spain and Ronaldinho, St Mirren and Barcelona have a lot in common
Ask Chelsea fans to recount their favourite Zola moment and you will get a variety of answers, such was the stardust sprinkled on his play in so many games
He rarely receives the credit his talent deserves but Dennis Wise helped changed the fortunes of Chelsea in 1990s, forging them back to relevance
A remarkable feat, even in the days of big scores, when two Aberdeen clubs travelled to Dundee for games, few could’ve predicted the 73 goals scored
Boasting the most complete team in Europe, AC Milan travelled to the Riazor in Galicia to face a Deportivo side that would shock the football world