Paul McStay was emblematic of Celtic’s resurgence in the 1980s and 90s. A world-class passer, few have won greater acclaim from the Hoops faithful
When Gheorghe Hagi peaked at USA 94, he did so by wowing world football to his and Eastern European talent. It was his fantasy moment in the sun
When the idiosyncratically brilliant English winger Chris Waddle left his job in a sausage factory to sign professionally with Newcastle United at the relatively late age of 19, he thought all his childhood…
Led by a young, energetic Alex Ferguson, and featuring the vastly underrated Peter Weir, Abderdeen reached neights in an iconic year – 1983
IF EVER PEOPLE DOUBTED football’s ability to be a force for good in the world, they could do worse than look at the Cameroon side of World Cup 1990 in Italy. Inspired by…
As a shell-shocked Nottingham Forest team trudged off the Anfield pitch that heady April night in 1988, they knew they had been beaten by a special side. Liverpool’s new attacking trio of Peter…
If there’s one word that describes Carlos Valderrama – apart from “hair” – it’s toque. Spanish for “touch”, the style was born in Latin America and involves tiring and confusing the opposition by…