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When Cameroon announced the appointment this summer of Clarence Seedorf as the new head coach…
The intellectual scene in football has taken a sharp upturn with the emergence of quality…
One look at the psychedelic maelstrom of noise and colour was enough to convince me to turn back…
The path was clear for Antoine Griezmann. Bayern Munich’s defence had opened up before him…
John Fashanu is a tough man, and a tough man with a big smile is…
It’s a tournament forgotten to time, sandwiched between France’s epic glories in 1998 and 2000,…
The world’s biggest icons, Mother Theresa and Princess Diana, passed away in 1997, while Bill…
When Unai Emery was appointed Arsenal manager on 23 May 2018, it was a decision…
Largely famous for his audacious ‘deal dribble’, Kerlon was actually a talented footballer in his own right. So why did his career flounder?
Twenty-five-year-old Pernille Harder may well have established herself as the best player in the world…
Long before they became regulars at the World Cup, Australia had to struggle for their place, demonating their neighbours while succumbing to rivals
Jorge Valdano. Gabriel Batistuta. Mauricio Pochettino, Gerardo Martino. Maxi Rodríguez. Walter Samuel. Gabriel Heinze. Carlos…
The name Pelé generally conjures a sense of wonderment – images of goalscoring exploits and breathtaking…
In 1998, The Onion issued their famous “Drugs Win Drug War” headline to commemorate the…
“If you want to win, play me. If not, put someone else in.” Real Madrid…
In the end, it was a career of unfulfilled potential, one cruelly defined by injuries.…
The world of football has expanded beyond imagination in the last century. It no longer…