For its size, Uruguay remain the ultimate over-achievers in football, harnessing their famed Garra Charrúa to devastating effect
My love of Colombian football was ignited by one astonishing passing move, and by Carlos Valderrama, the man whose genius had made it happen
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE It was a Dutch disaster in Amsterdam as the Netherlands suffered repeated jitters from the penalty spot to lose out to a dogged Italy in…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE Has there ever been a more unlikely tournament victory than this? Denmark’s rise from non-qualifiers only a fortnight before this tournament begun to lifting the trophy…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE This is the day that Danish football came of age. After the sour ending to their debut night against France, now the Danes have served notice…
When the Nazis rolled into Austria in 1938, everything would change. But the legendary Wunderteam reserved one last heroic act of greatness for them
Long before Sindelar, Meisl and Austria’s brilliant Wunderteam, Josef Uridil was a hero for the masses, a man whose goals united an ailing nation
In the early days of his time in Barcelona, Steve Archibald made a significant impact, winning the hearts and minds of colleagues and fans alike
For Canadian football, it is hoped the Atlético Ottawa experiment leads to benefits at a local level, rather than serving as an offshoot of the mother club
In the midst of a brilliant Denmark’s unlikely path to glory at Euro 92, hero Kim Vilfort was battling personal demons that must’ve the stuff of nightmare
Jean-François Domergue only scored two goals in nine games for France – but they’re immortalised in Les Bleus history like few others
Over the course of the 2000s, how strikers played changed vastly, and much of this was down to the attributes Didier Drogba brought to his game
They’d witnessed near-misses and years spent in the wilderness, but for Finland fans, few things will ever compare to qualification for Euro 2020
Young, angry and with talent rarely seen before, Diego Maradona would score 115 goals in 167 games for Argentinos Juniors, most while still a teenager
In spite of all the glory that has come City’s way recently, Kinkladze is still remembered as a hero of the 90s and one of their finest natural talents
He may not have won the trophies that his talent deserved but Alan Shearer remains the most deadly and effective striker in Premier League history
Le Tissier was an enigma, an instinctive talent who could defy the norm, and he will go down as one of the finest of the first decade of the Premier League
Led by the likes of Teemu Pukki, Finland are no longer looking enviously as their northern neighbours and could well qualify for Euro 2020