In the history of both Argentina football and Real Madrid, few midfielders can match the complete flair, skill and class of Fernando Redondo
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Just a kid with a dream from Tenerife, few ever expected Pedro to reach the game’s pinnacle – and yet he’s done that and more at Barcelona and Chelsea
It has taken over a century, but in Papu Gómez and Josip Iličić, Atalanta’s goddess has some players befitting of her beauty
One of the game’s greatest defenders, in 1993/94, as Barcelona reached the Champions League final, Ronald Koeman would finish as top scorer
While the Gálacticos era will be remembered for the wondrous play of Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo and Roberto Carlos, there is a place at the table for McManaman
If an animal is left to starve, while those around it eat their fill, it can’t be blamed for biting the hand that enters its cage. Just ask Morientes
Brilliant and beautiful, Mesut Özil’s stunner in the Champions League against Ludogorets in 2016 was the goal that summed up Arsenal in the 2010s
“More European football is good for the game”: the evolution of the European Cup and what comes next
Football may have changed since Silvio Berlusconi’s crusades in the 1980s, but the changes that he forced through transformed the game into a commodity
Underrated for much of his career, flying under the radar, the stats and the glory suggests that Rafinha is one of Brazil’s great modern full-backs
Few clubs are as obsessed with continental competition as Galatasaray. To understand why, you need to delve into the very essence of the footballing goliath
Unfortunately, Kaká never really belonged to us mere mortal. Nevertheless, so great were his gifts, football could not help but praise him on high
There are few players who define a generation as adroitly as Thierry Henry, the man who reinvented what it meant to be a striker in England
So often the bridesmaid of German football, Bayer Leverkusen have gained the unwanted nickname ‘Neverkusen’ for their multiple trophy near-misses
In one of world football’s great feats, Norwegian giants Rosenborg would lift the title on 13 consecutive occasions to set a unique record
While a generation of fans may only see him as a manager, it’s important to remember that Ronald Koeman was, long before this, a footballer like no other
For a decade at the top, no referee in world football compared to the intensity and integrity with which Pierluigi Collina went about his business
Despite a career that many believe failed to fulfil its potential, Aleksandr Mostovoi is heralded as a legend in Vigo for his starring years at Celta
Having gone to the brink of both relegation and oblivion, the 1980s were Borussia Dortmund’s darkest decade. But the 90s offered renewed hope