Few men in South African football have had impact of Jomo Sono. Fewer still had to endure the challenges that this gifted maverick did
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By almost any measure you choose to evaluate a player’s worth, Martín Palermo was an…
The summer of 2000 produced two transfer fees that broke and re-broke the world record within…
When Mark Robins scored for Manchester United at Nottingham Forest’s County Ground in January 1990,…
As featured on Guardian Sport Spanish football at the turn of the millennium is nostalgically looked…
Having retired from refereeing two years ago, Per-Anders Blind now divides his time between looking…
On May 31, the third CONIFA Football World Cup will get underway in London. Participation…
“The worst thing about Manx people is that they don’t like change,” according to Chris…
Capable of the sublime and stupid in equal measure, we celebrate the career of French winger Laurent Robert at Newcastle United.
This feature is the second in a three-part series looking at why English football…
Nestled within the Pyrenees mountains, between the European hegemons of France and Spain, is…
Few partnerships in football history have been as devastating, consistent and uplifting to an entire nation as Zamorano and Salas for Chile
August 2011. Football in Belo Horizonte struggles to keep its track. Cruzeiro were prematurely eliminated from…
To taste the sweet, you must first have faced the pain. The joy of finally achieving…
“When life suddenly reveals itself as intense, gripping and meaningful; when time passes and…
The excellent book Pointless by Jeff Connor charts a season in the life of East…
When Roy Hodgson took charge as manager of Fulham in December 2007, the outlook for the…
Before Gigi Buffon there was Lorenzo. The latter’s career, inclusive of legend at Milan, was also notable for a bitter personal and professional rivalry