As iconic as it is unique, this is a photo-journey through Sampdoria’s Stadio Luigi Ferraris – commonly known as the Marassi
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.…
That famous moustache. The receding hairline. Sandro Mazzola was as unmistakable on the pitch as he was brilliant for Internazionale
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
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
Sports psychologist Dan Abrahams talks about the importance of mental preparation before big names for elite-level players and the difference it makes
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
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…
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…
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…
Georgi Kinkladze came as a nobody from the depths of Georgia but cemented his legacy as one of English football’s most important imports
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,…
“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…
Few partnerships in football history have been as devastating, consistent and uplifting to an entire nation as Zamorano and Salas for Chile
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…
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…
Armenia, like so many of the former Soviet states, was a difficult place to live in the 1980s. As the end of communist rule appeared on the horizon, hopes of a better…
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…