Half-eaten dinners littered the floor of houses sheared in half. Pages from children’s bedtime story…
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Flying down the wing, the ball at the end of his toe, movement in his…
When Brian McClair joined Manchester United in the summer of 1987, he wasn’t just a…
On a clear autumn’s evening in Manchester, a young midfielder trembles on the Old Trafford…
It’s difficult to describe geniuses without using the adjective obsessed. It’s as if it’s a…
Jason Brown is embarking on a management career in the unlikely environment of Thailand and…
The story of most world-class footballers starts at a local park, where the future star…
You can feel that something is amiss when driving through the provincial capital of Chonburi.…
It is late March 2002 in Athens. Not far from the centre of town, at…
Being the subject of juvenile laughs from some English speakers for their unusual club name…
“Whites weep. Congratulate the champions.” Enthusiastically delivered words of a similar emphasis were expelled from…
Football is the people’s game. It’s one for the masses, easily accessible to people of…
The group of middle-aged men standing and sitting around me on the subway were having…
With little over 15 minutes left of the derby, Cesc Fàbregas stood beside the corner…
Almost 22 years had elapsed since Everton, one of the Football League’s most successful teams,…
“The highs are never as high as you think and lows are never as low,”…
Speed, strength, accuracy and a fair amount of deception are all part of a good…
For a country that’s linked so intrinsically with catenaccio, Italy has had its fair share of…