Another late show from Turkey served to send Croatia crashing out of the 2008 European Championship on penalties. Ivica Klasnić’s last gasp goal looked set to have won it, only for the…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE A sensational final 15 minutes in Geneva saw Turkey progress as runners-up in Group A ahead of their opponents, the Czech Republic. Things had looked…
Rising up from the ashes of other failed experiments, FC Moscow once came close to establishing a new order in Russian football
Rebranding former Bundesliga chasmpions Eintracht Braunschweig to Jägermeister Braunschweig would have far-reaching consequence for the world of football
It has taken over a century, but in Papu Gómez and Josip Iličić, Atalanta’s goddess has some players befitting of her beauty
Featuring a goat that’s named after one of the club’s greatest managers, the 1. FC Köln logo is one of German football’s most interesting and recognisable
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
For the self-professed “Scotsman accidentally born in Calabria”, Gennaro Gattuso’s Rangers years would profoundly shape him both on and off the pitch
Were it not for Rot Weiss Ahlen taking him on when few had faith in his ability, the football world would not have the brilliant Marco Reus at the top
Vinny Samways’ career is something of an oddity. He remains far more renowned in Spain than England, revered today as one of Las Palmas’ greatest players
In these unprecedented times, the NHS is the life support that keeps society alive. These Football Times and COPA90 pay tribute to the NHS’s history
A freak of nature, Lothar Matthäus should long be remembered as one of the most complete footballers to ever play the game
Named after the famed leader Colocolo, the football team’s badge is a nod to the power and resistance of a man who fought the Spanish invaders
Between 2003 and 2004, Serie B experienced the most extraordinary circumstances, and its response can offer some guidance in today’s Covid-19 pandemic
Between his 121 Bundesliga cards, national team exile and high-profile affairs, Stefan Effenberg’s career was as controversial as it was brilliant
Underrated for much of his career, flying under the radar, the stats and the glory suggests that Rafinha is one of Brazil’s great modern full-backs
Jay-Jay Okocha’s time at Fenerbahçe may have been brief and trophyless, but he remains one of the club’s most gifted players of all
Named as one of Fiorentina and the Czech Republic’s greatest defenders, Tomáš Ujfaluši was one of the 2000s most underrated players