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One September evening in 1998, Arsène Wenger sat down to watch some of his Arsenal…
On the penultimate day of the Turkish 1. Lig season, a scoreboard in the western…
Ajax Amsterdam are one of the most successful football clubs in the world and the…
The 17-year-old Brazilian wunderkind sealed the game in the final minute, heading home to give…
After navigating a tricky early period, Sir Alex Ferguson often appeared to have everything under…
We begin in the French town of Le Havre. The town’s French character does not…
These are heady times for the Egyptian national team. They have qualified for their first…
The date is 5 June 1985 and, in Copenhagen, Denmark have just beaten the Soviet…
Quiz time. How many players can you name that have played in consecutive World Cup…
One of the most annoying by-products of the blanket coverage that football has enjoyed over…
The expected flood of nostalgia that’s ramped up over the past couple of weeks following…
Many European countries have enjoyed success in World Cup football. The tournament has been won…
Like him or not, Pep Guardiola is one of the most successful managers in the…
As part of the preparations for the 1986 World Cup, FIFA had arranged for the…
In an era where the influence of the Eredivisie is waning and being widely written…
Horst-Gregorio Canellas was furious. His lips were trembling and his forehead was beginning to sweat.…
At this summer’s World Cup, Argentina will hope to end an international drought that stretches…