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A freak of nature, Lothar Matthäus should long be remembered as one of the most complete footballers to ever play the game
Despite highs with Sunderland, Kevin Phillips spent most of his career below the elite, but yet still managed to grab one of their most illustrious prizes
Every sugar-coated pass and madcap dash from the goal that football taught him he could never leave only serve to carve Neuer’s name deeper into stone
“He said that if it wasn’t for the help we gave him, he’d likely have committed suicide. To hear that kind of thing is unbelievable” Geoff Horsfield
Named after the famed leader Colocolo, the football team’s badge is a nod to the power and resistance of a man who fought the Spanish invaders
“It’s difficult to analyse a match like that and if you try you will be there a very long time,” said Steve Coppell after Portsmouth beat his Reading 7-4
Like the ground in which they play, a charming relic in a world of insincere pretences, Burnley have no desire to exist in any other way than their way
Ridiculed by the game’s so-called dinosaurs, Thomas Gronnemark’s throw-in coaching has been a resounding success at Liverpool and Ajax
As Schalke grew into one of German football’s early powers, migrants from modern-day Poland would stream into Gelsenkirchen – and become legends
Between 2003 and 2004, Serie B experienced the most extraordinary circumstances, and its response can offer some guidance in today’s Covid-19 pandemic
Led by the vastly under-appreciated Fulvio Bernadini, who bucked Catenaccio football, Fiorentina would embark on golden end to the 1950s
The Ajax logo’s 11 lines symbolise not just the number of players in a team, but the number that can play in Ajax’s. A fantastic badge for Total Football
In one of the most bizarre incidents in Premier League history, Liverpool were fooled into going after a fictional footballer in the TV show Dream Team
At a time when fans are forced to stay away, it will impress upon the incontrovertible truth that the game needs its fans as much as they need it
With Romanian football experiencing some of its darkest times in recent years, Bucharest’s traditional giants find themselves in the lower leagues
These Football Times and COPA90 team up to tell the story behind the greatest crests in football. First up are Serie A’s Atalanta
Boasting world-class free-kicks, devastating pace and skill in abundance, Rubén Sosa deserves his place amongst the greatest Uruguayan players of all