From a simple life as the son of two Algerian migrants to the peak of football, we celebrate the genius and madness of Zinedine Zidane and his career as football’s ultimate big-game player.
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IT IS THE ESSENCE OF A FOOTBALL FAN to question and compare players. Whilst debating the…
June 13, 2014: “Robotic, predictable and a bit too calculated.” Those were the words chosen by…
As good as any tall and powerful England striker in recent years, Dean Ashton could have become a Premier League great. Sadly, injuries took hold
FROM HERO TO VILLAIN: it is a line written by countless sports journalists hundreds of times…
AS THE IRON CURTAIN descended over Eastern Europe following the Second World War, when Josef Stalin’s…
Led by a young, energetic Alex Ferguson, and featuring the vastly underrated Peter Weir, Abderdeen reached neights in an iconic year – 1983
I have seen the future. Football’s future. It’s both exciting and tragic. Amidst the reliance…
It was a warm summers day in Düsseldorf on June 23, 1973. The DFB-Pokal final had…
Deep in the Barranco Seco, a light-hearted game of tag broke the morning sun. Pre-season in…
In 1927, the board of Wolverhampton Wanderers took the bold decision to hire a man known…
NOT SO LONG AGO, a chat about the state of football in the tiny US…
Back in the dark ages, the UK kept up to date with the latest news, weather,…
“Commitment, aggression, goals, leadership and, yes, maybe a bit of devilment. And even the ability to…
This feature is part of The Fleeting Fraternity ROBERTO AYALA WAS an outstanding, imposing presence at…
As featured on Guardian Sport Over a quarter of a century has passed since Nessun Dorma…
The 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea was a tournament of shocks and…
“Only those who have the courage to take a penalty miss them. I failed that time.…