Sharing a surname with his generation’s best player meant Dino Baggio was living in someone else’s shadow, but he deserves to be remembered in his own right
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A glance back at QPR in this era gives a revealing reminder of what was once possible for ordinary clubs and players outside the elite academies
For better or worse, the colossal shadow of Silvio Berlusconi, one of Italy’s most divisive and successful individuals, changed AC Milan forever
Having gone to the brink of both relegation and oblivion, the 1980s were Borussia Dortmund’s darkest decade. But the 90s offered renewed hope
Seven goals for Heerenveen against Heracles turned Afonso Alves, linked with Real Madrid and Inter, into one of Europe’s most sought-after strikers
One of Madrid’s lesser lights, Getafe in their short existence have risen quickly through the leagues – and they’re now in Europe under Jose Bordalas
Growing up together in the Basque Country, Xabi Alonso and Mikel Arteta had dreams of making it as footballers together. They realised them 20 years later
The highs of swinging to the sound of glory during the Diego Maradona years are only matched by the lows of the years after for Napoli
One of Switzerland’s most historic clubs, the past 15 years have been a nightmare for Servette’s fans. Thankfully, the skies are blue again today
Long before Belgium’s ascent in modern football, they boasted two of Europe’s greatest teams featuring some of the continent’s finest talents
He broke all the La Masia goalscoring records and was dubbed the new Messi, but Bojan Krkić failed to live up to the hype. Why?
In a similar tale to others in the Football League and below, Gateshead’s fans would band together to oust an ownership duo hell-bent on destruction
In a bizarre campaign titles Piracy Kills Football, Juventus are attacking the very fans they have priced out of the game in Serie A
Smart and clinical, Luc Nilis, after spending much of his career as the bridesmaid, remains one of Europe’s most underrated players of all
Boasting the most complete team in Europe, AC Milan travelled to the Riazor in Galicia to face a Deportivo side that would shock the football world
With similar backgrounds in Suriname, the families of Gullit and Rijkaard settled in the Netherlands and started a chain that would transform Dutch football
Klaus Ganer, an associate director at Konami, and Owen Adkins, their European PR Manager, discuss PES 2020 and why they’ve gone back to their roots
In a League Cup fourth-round reply on a cold December night in 1994 at St…