Whatever was hovering in the Tuscan sky should be cherished and revered because, just like a fine local wine, the longer it ages the better it gets
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From Budapest to New York to Liverpool, You’ll Never Walk Alone is one of football’s most recognisable anthems – but its history is less known
One of the game’s greatest defenders, in 1993/94, as Barcelona reached the Champions League final, Ronald Koeman would finish as top scorer
Still just 25, you be sure Héctor Bellerín will try new things and look to do good in a world so desperately in need of his honest example
The tale of Sebastian Deisler’s career is a dismaying one, but it was also important in raising awareness of depression in football and the reality for many
That Éder, a man with an unremarkable record, gifted Portugal Euro 2016 glory should offer hope that others can place their names amongst the greats
In 2016, Florent Sinama Pongolle was relegated from the Thai League after the season was abruptly ended. He shares his thoughts on football and Covid-19
Xuventude de Cambados’ sudden rise was worthy of the drug kingpin who made it all possible – but their subsequent fall was an inevitability
in a script aptly suited to the screens of Hollywood, Giovanni Trapattoni’s wild, Oscar-worthy four years will surely stay with him, and the fans, forever
Gretna are an example of what can happen when a team overextends its ambition. Without the fans and history, what is left when the money disappears?
Led by Stuart Baxter, AIK would lift the 1998 Allsvenskan title, scoring just 25 times in 26 games. Baxter and other key men talk that remarkable glory
You may think you know your club, that it’s different, better somehow. But the reality is that fans today, like before, have nothing in common with owners
It’s just an ‘O’ and an ‘M’, what’s all the fuss? If you look back at Marseille’s first badge in 1899 and latest, modern logo, it’s a fair question
While Brian Clough’s time at Brighton is the period of his career that is the most glossed over, it was a bigger learning curve than his time at Leeds
The xG metric might seem snooty at first, but football fans have been inadvertently collecting their own data sets since they first saw a ball kicked
Between his parents crossing the Sahara barefoot and pregnant and the racism he faces today, Iñaki Williams’ story is one of adversity, of constant battles
Between the DFB-Pokal, UEFA Cup and Bundesliga, Werder Bremen and rivals Hamburg would unforgettably face each other four times in 19 days in 2009
Were it not for Rot Weiss Ahlen taking him on when few had faith in his ability, the football world would not have the brilliant Marco Reus at the top