Both proud exponents of their Kosovan heritage, fate would contrive to pit Taulant and Granit Xhaka against one another at Euro 2016
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE “All I feel is pride, pride, pride.” Speaking to a Guardian journalist while Athens celebrated the most incredible, unlikely, astounding victory in recent times, Maria Kokkinou…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE Euro 2000 is, for many people, the greatest international tournament there has ever been. The incredible comebacks, the breathtaking goals, the scintillating football and all the…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE You can tell a lot about the narrative of a football match by how the players react at full time. As the final whistle of…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE The tournament had yet to really take off at this point in the sixth edition of the European Championship. The opening set of fixtures had…
There is something wonderful about a headed goal. It’s a very specific skill that, when executed to perfection, looks and feels so satisfyingly perfect. Whether it’s a thundering header that breaks the…
Once Italy’s undisputed kings, Pro Vercelli still have more league titles than Lazio, Roma and Napoli – but their decline has been long
One of England’s greatest talents, the success of Trevor Francis abroad highlights why he is so much more than the first million-pound footballer
“Xavi is eternal. Even when he is not at his very best level physically, he plays a kind of football that gives oxygen to a team. He is football”
Stigma and unfair reputations about players from overseas still exist but pale in comparison to what it once was thanks to Jürgen Klinsmann
On the pitch and off it, Arsenal legend Tony Adams remains a champion, a very human champion, and an inspiration to so many
A midfield general so typical of his era, Paul Ince was a commanding footballer whose controversies shouldn;t overshadow his undoubted talent
It’s staggering that a man who overcame a year away from football due to something as serious as tuberculosis still has his mental strength questioned
Facing the world’s best team in AC Milan, when Liverpool came in at half-time 3-0 down, all hope seemed lost. But hope was, in fact, all they had
Petty accusations of foul play act as a smokescreen for European arrogance: Italy were simply humbled by South Korea at the 2002 World Cup
In a nation dominated by austerity, fans, more than ever, are reliant upon their football clubs as a means of escape. Not that it means much in Sunderland