In King Lear, when the hapless footman Oswald is tripped up by a duke and…
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Waddle at Marseille: How Magic Chris found freedom in France
Clad in a shirt that even kaleidoscopic tat-mannequin and occasional full-back Dani Alves might be…
The most politically-charged match in history: when East Germany met West in 1974
Roughly translated from German, ‘ein kampf zwischen brüdern’ means ‘a struggle between brothers’ and has been used…
How Israeli football is redeeming the sins of the far-right Beitar Jerusalem
Half-eaten dinners littered the floor of houses sheared in half. Pages from children’s bedtime story…
Denílson and the mercurial talent of a lost legend
Flying down the wing, the ball at the end of his toe, movement in his…
How the underrated Brian McClair ended a Manchester United scoring hoodoo 30 years ago
When Brian McClair joined Manchester United in the summer of 1987, he wasn’t just a…
Remembering Manchester United and Barcelona’s epic 3-3 draw in September 1998
On a clear autumn’s evening in Manchester, a young midfielder trembles on the Old Trafford…
What if success looked a lot like failure? The story of Juanma Lillo
It’s difficult to describe geniuses without using the adjective obsessed. It’s as if it’s a…
Jason Brown: the former Wales, Blackburn and Gillingham goalkeeper forging a coaching career in Thailand
Jason Brown is embarking on a management career in the unlikely environment of Thailand and…
The rise of Edin Džeko from besieged Sarajevo to breaking records across Europe
The story of most world-class footballers starts at a local park, where the future star…
Unfit, awkward and inconsistent: the unbridled genius of Georgi Kinkladze
Long before Aguero, Silva and De Bruyne called the Etihad Stadium home, there was Maine…
The fierce battle for football supremacy on Thailand’s eastern seaboard
You can feel that something is amiss when driving through the provincial capital of Chonburi.…
Javier Portillo: the man Real Madrid thought was Raúl’s heir
It is late March 2002 in Athens. Not far from the centre of town, at…
How Young Boys shook their nearly-men tag to lift the title and make the Champions League
Being the subject of juvenile laughs from some English speakers for their unusual club name…
The birth, rise and troubles of FC United, the rebels from Old Trafford
FC United of Manchester were born out of disillusion, unhappiness and a growing sentiment that…
Building and destroying a legacy: Luís Figo at Barcelona
“Whites weep. Congratulate the champions.” Enthusiastically delivered words of a similar emphasis were expelled from…
The relationship between cricket and football, from the dark arts to the stranglehold of money
Football is the people’s game. It’s one for the masses, easily accessible to people of…
The inside story of South Korea’s 2018 Asian Games glory and the European stars who can remain at the top
The group of middle-aged men standing and sitting around me on the subway were having…