Struggling in the league and without direction, when Huub Stevens became Schalke manager, few could’ve predicted UEFA Cup glory was around the corner
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Between winning unlikely titles with Fiorentina and Cagliari, shining for Italy, and battling with Dino Zoff, Enrico Albertosi remains a true Azzurri great
A unique character, Ivan Perišić has suffered more than his fair share of highs and lows since he moved to France at an early age to save the family farm
Three games, three cities, 330 minutes and 205,000 fans: the 1977 League Cup between Everton and Aston Villa broke all the records
It’s ironic that Peter Crouch, a man known to dance like a robot, was anything but, despite playing out a career in a game littered with them
Battling conventions and misogyny off the pitch while transforming perceptions on it, Marta’s skill and emotive cries helped revolutionise women’s football
If Paul Pogba leaves Manchester United this summer, the club would struggle to find a better replacement than Lazio’s Sergej Milinković-Savić
It has been six editions since Mexico last made the World Cup quarter-finals, but in Tata Martino, they may have the right man to break that run
As the Nagelsmann era begins, Leipzig will become more enticing to talented young players looking to play regular football and fulfil their potential
Despite their undoubted talent, Pagliuca, Peruzzi and Toldo would spend parts of their careers in the shadows after the emergence of Gianluigi Buffon
Twelve-goal thrillers aren’t nearly as commonplace as we’d each love them to be; the least we can do is treasure them, preserved in all their glory
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
A star at Valencia and Lazio in their greatest eras, sadly Claudio López would miss out on both the trophies and love he certainly deserved
It took a gargantuan effort for AC Milan to rise from their devastation in 2005, but with Kaká, Seedorf, Pirlo and Inzaghi, they did so brilliantly in 2007
He came in as one of football’s most intense managers and took Athletic Club to new heights – but, typically, Marcelo Bielsa left empty-handed
One of Turkey’s premier clubs, Trabzonspor have won trophies in the past but have lost out in recent times, partly due to capital bias
Irt’s been a tough breakthrough for Martin Ødegaard at Real Madrid, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t progressed – he’s still on track at Los Blancos
Under Bobby Robson they were one of England’s finest, but the desire to build a stand would see Ipswich eventually tumble out of the top-flight