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
In a similar tale to others in the Football League and below, Gateshead’s fans would band together to oust an ownership duo hell-bent on destruction
In one of football’s most bizarre incidents, at the 1994 Caribbean Cup, Barbados and Grenada would try to score own goals to qualify for the next round
With a modest record, Salvatore Schillaci headed to Italia 90 as the Azzurri’s final player. What followed was the most glorious but brief summer in the sun
The world’s oldest international tournament, it remains a contentious issue that teams like Japan and Qatar could ever compete in the Copa América
Between the heroics of Van Basten in 1988 and Shearer in 1996, when England faced Holland in the Euros, explosive games were the norm
They were labelled “boring” and derided even in victory, but Greece’s Euro 2004 triumphs stands out as one of the greatest in modern history
So sure of victory were West Germany over Algeria at the 1982 World Cup that they refused to prepare and suggested they’d score eight
Boasting a depleted squad against the might of Anderlecht, Tottenham – and young goalkeeper Tony Parks – would memorably lift the 1984 UEFA Cup