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As enigmas go, Álvaro Recoba ranks as high as anyone, possessing a devastating left foot and an attitude that often saw it wasted at Inter
T he Estadio de la Cerámica was the venue, Villarreal versus Barcelona was the match,…
THE EXPLOITS and activities of elite football clubs in the current era are often ruthless,…
THE EYES OF THE FOOTBALL WORLD have been firmly focused on the Far East since…
GORE VIDAL ONCE WROTE: “Traitors who prevail are patriots; usurpers who succeed are divine emperors.”…
Recently, I was at the Picasso Museum in Barcelona and my mind couldn’t help but…
WHEN RAMADAN SOBHY’S tame shot trickled through a sea of players in the box and…
When the transfer window finally reopens on 1 January, fans are always desperate to see…
THREE EVENTS OCCURRED in perfect synchronicity in order to facilitate Florentino Pérez’s second attempt at…
“We should be trying to win the World Cup, not just qualify for the finals.”…
‘Brand Beckham’ is a phrase synonymous with a man who has built an empire on…
In the 50 or so years leading up to the First World War, Argentina’s Growth…
IMAGINE YOURSELF AT 15. You, as many others, were probably worried about next week’s maths…
After defeats against Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup and Barcelona in the Spanish…
Despite receiving more flak than perhaps any other manager in English top-flight history, Graham Taylor was a man of sheer class, talent and honesty
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. With just eight games remaining of the 1968-69 Bundesliga season,…
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) is the second-largest country in Africa, and its fourth-most…