It is late March 2002 in Athens. Not far from the centre of town, at…
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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,…
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How the 1974 European Cup final set Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid on different paths for decades
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The final whistle blew after an exhilarating 120 minutes in the Argentine capital, ecstatic roars…
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Frank Clark’s playing career could not have ended any better. In his final competitive game,…
Every footballer reaches a time when they must make the difficult decision to hang up…
The feeling of scoring a goal is unmatched by most common things in a footballer’s…