With Raymond Kopa leading the charge, Stade de Reims were a true force of football – but they’d fall agonisingly short in changing the course of history
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With Raymond Kopa leading the charge, Stade de Reims were a true force of football – but they’d fall agonisingly short in changing the course of history
Few defenders in the modern era of football have been more intelligent, widely-respected or consistent as AC Milan and Italy legend Franco Baresi
Journalist and broadcaster Lynsey Hooper sat down with These Football Times to talk all things women’s football in an open and engaging discussion
One of Europe’s deadliest strikers, the only thing Sweden and Feyenoord hero Ove Kindvall cared about more than scoring goals was his family
They were the heavy underdogs but had a cult following in England’s north east. With that behind them, North Korea would pull off one of the great upsets
They were mocked and demeaned in the build-up, but when Cameroon faced holder Argentina at the 1990 World Cup, they would redefine African football
To determine which club has the most successful academy in the Premier League, you first need to define what you mean by “success”
Unfit, injured and without a club, when José Luis Brown was selected for Argentina’s 1986 World Cup, few could’ve predicted he’d become a hero
While a victory that declared them unofficial champions of the world, Scotland’s win against England in 1967 should have resulted in so much more
When Juan Sebastián Verón moved to Manchester United in 2004, he went as one of the world’s best midfielder. Sadly, the Little Witch’s magic evaded him
In 1955, Scottish outfit Hibernian heralded a new era in British football by becoming the first team to play in the newly-formed European Cup
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
One of the finest players of his generation, as stated by Bill Shankly, Ivan Broadis would cut his teeth flying in the war before becoming a footballer
In the annals of history, beyond Messi, Ronaldo and Eusebio, only one man’s records will likely never be broken. That man is Fernando Peyroteo
Once described as the “best talent of his generation”, Gaël Kakuta was predicted by many to achieve greatness for Chelsea and for France
Long before the glories of recent times, Chelsea were on the brink of oblivion, on and off the pitch. Enter John Neal: the man who saved the club
The name of Jock Stein is lauded – and rightly so – throughout British football as one of the greatest managers of all-time. As manager of Celtic, he would accumulate 10 Scottish…