THE STADIO DELLE ALPI was a cold, cavernous, characterless stadium. The architectural monstrosity was designed…
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Discussions of pioneering black athletes almost inevitably descend into common tropes about breaking race barriers,…
Although there were still several hours left until the game would actually begin, thousands were…
There was a time when Scotland boasted some of the world’s best players. We rewind back to their memorable adventure at Argentina 78 under the divisive Ally MacLoed, and with the likes of Dalglish, Souness and Robertson amongst their ranks.
Time was that English football clubs were local things owned by local folk, stout yeomen,…
Over the years, several artists have had to wait until after their death to receive…
US Soccer’s concept of professional league divisions is a farce and a red herring, because…
Some of the best football teams in history have fallen just short of World Cup…
If I were to argue that England were the Arsenal of international football, who would…
DATELINE: 20 MARCH 1984. Fernando Torres, the youngest of three siblings, was born in the…
In the long and illustrious history of Scottish football, few wingers were better than John Robertson. We celebrate the unheralded genius who won two European Cups at Nottingham Forest and who Brian Clough jokingly dubbed “the fat bloke on the wing”.
“FOOTBALL IS THE WORKING CLASS BALLET.” The hallowed and revered words of Alf Garnett. There’s…
WHY HASN’T THE UNITED STATES produced a world-class player in the men’s game? That question…
At his best, Damien Duff was an outstanding player, a shining light for Blackburn, Chelsea, Fulham and Ireland. We celebrate the dazzling winger’s career by looking back at what made him so special and the memorable memories he gave us.
Few players with the CV that Gerard Piqué boasts divide opinion quite like the Spaniard. From his pro-Catalan public statements to his defending, which sways from world class to erratic, we examine how the Barcelona star polarises the football world.
For many the European Cup final of 1960 between Frankfurt and Real Madrid remains the greatest club game ever. This is the story of the remarkable Eagles from Hesse.
“They may only be Istanbul’s third club in the eyes of so many unaware of their defining history, but let’s never forget that they were Constantinople’s first club long before they were Istanbul’s third.”
It was meant to be the start of a bright chapter for Slovakian football, and in particular 1.FC Košice. In the end it was the first instance of a club accumulating zero points from their six Champions League games. And worse was to follow still for the Slovak champions.