As iconic as it is unique, this is a photo-journey through Sampdoria’s Stadio Luigi Ferraris – commonly known as the Marassi
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A note from our editor, Omar Saleem, on why we won’t be joining the social media blackout this weekend and our plans instead: Silence is not the answer. I truly believe that.…
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That famous moustache. The receding hairline. Sandro Mazzola was as unmistakable on the pitch as he was brilliant for Internazionale
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Compared to Totti and already an Italy international, These Football Times headed out to Rome to speak with Nicolò Zaniolo, the future of AS Roma
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After 18 years at the top with Roma, Daniele De Rossi bid farewell to the club of his heart. These Football Times were there to frame it all
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Sports psychologist Dan Abrahams talks about the importance of mental preparation before big names for elite-level players and the difference it makes
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Armed with an old Boca Juniors jersey, photographer Pancho Monti celebrated the club in the image of the fans that make it what it is
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This feature is part of Virtuoso He burst onto the scene with the sort of gusto that only the greats have ever been capable of. He was quick, intelligent, two-footed and oh-so…
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Illustration by Matt Steven The number 10 was an important part of Juan Román Riquelme’s life. It would be the defining number on the back of his shirt – perhaps the last number…
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It’s a tournament forgotten to time, sandwiched between France’s epic glories in 1998 and 2000, and just three years before Brazil won the 2002 World Cup, but the 1999 Copa América was…
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As I sit and write this, tears rolling down my cheeks, I remember Jim Hart, who sadly passed away on 13 August 2018 aged 56. For those unaware of who Jim was,…
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“You’re too young to be playing that much football and moving from home – focus on your studies.” Ricardo Aimar wasn’t in any mood to allow his son’s life to be caught…
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Few partnerships in football history have been as devastating, consistent and uplifting to an entire nation as Zamorano and Salas for Chile
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IN THE LONG ANNALS OF FOOTBALL, two Ronaldos stand out. The first – the original to many – was O Fenômeno, the Brazilian striker capable of the most audacious burst of pace at his…
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Illustrator Matthieu Teyssandier is on a mission to create something new in the world of football illustration. The Frenchman has created an excellent series of the most iconic football kits in the…
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I have this memory from my childhood that’s still vivid in my mind. It’s some time in the 1990s and I’m sitting on the sofa watching Channel 4’s Football Italia. I had…
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TO SOME, HE’S ONE OF THE BEST MANAGERS OF THE PAST TWO DECADES, willing to sacrifice style for substance and flair for formality. To others, he’s an unnerving disciplinarian, an expert at…