Featuring a host of great players and managers, the 1990s should’ve belonged to Inter in Serie A. Instead, it represented a domestic nadir
When the final whistle blew on a mild night in Gothenburg’s Ullevi stadium, there was an overwhelming sense amongst everyone connected with Valencia that they had achieved something really quite special. It was…
There have been few images more powerful at this summer’s World Cup than that of Lionel Messi, standing forlorn, disconsolate and alone after Argentina’s chaotic second-round exit to France. Many were quick…
THERE IS A WELL-TOLD TALE, one shrouded in layers of conspiracy and confusion, of the saga that preceded Alfredo Di Stéfano’s transfer to Real Madrid. The details are different depending on who…
“He is a great goalscorer but a poor footballer.” These were supposedly the words of Dutch legend Johan Cruyff when discussing the qualities of his compatriot Ruud van Nistelrooy. The quote is…