As James Milner completes pre-season number 20, players of his ilk are becoming rarer in football – and we’re all the worse for it
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Both starting out in the famed academy of West Ham, it would prove to be two very different career paths for Rio and Anton Ferdinand
Renowned as a leader light in Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang, John Fashanu would enjoy a complicated relationship with tragic brother Justin
Growing up in the shadow of Ian Wright, Shaun and Bradley Wright-Phillips would experience a series of peaks and troughs across their careers
In careers that saw them become icons, Jack and Bobby Charlton would turn into one of the most successful siblings football has ever seen
Inseparable when growing up, both Gary and Phil Neville would go on to win a multitude of honours with their boyhood club
A majestic goalkeeper and an outstanding individual both on and off the pitch, Ray Clemence will be sorely missed
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE There’s an argument to say that 1996 was the peak of the 1990s. The Spice Girls ruled the airwaves, the N64 changed gaming forever, while in…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE In a sport that all too rarely rewards goalkeepers with the same headlines it so lavishes upon goalscorers, penalty shootouts go some of the way…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE When Austrian referee Gerd Grabher blew for full-time, it was one of those rarest of occasions in international football when fans of the winning team…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE Playing full-back for Grimsby Town in the Third Division is a long way from managing England in the European Championship, but that was exactly the…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE It felt like it was never going to arrive. From the moment the two protagonists of international football’s oldest fixture were drawn in the same…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE One last chance. There’s always one last chance. Strategy, mind games, 10,000 man-hours of preparation: they all drop out of the equation, rendered meaningless in…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE Portugal kicked off their Euro 2000 campaign with a stunning comeback victory over England in a pulsating clash in Eindhoven. Kevin Keegan’s side appeared to…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE It had been 12 long years since England’s last appearance at the European Championship. The intervening period saw the end of Alf Ramsey’s tenure and Don…
The point at which the 1980s faded and a bright new 90s began, the 1991 FA Cup final should be remembered for more than just Paul Gascoigne’s busted knee
From the frequency of one-cap wonders in early decades to its decline and rebirth recently, playing just once for England is a unique and proud moment
It’s been a unique and difficult rise to the top of the women’s game for Chioma Ubogagu, now set to star for Real Madrid. She explained all in an open chat