Was Dong Fangzhuo a genuine signing based on talent and potential or did Manchester United snap him up in 2004 to break into the growing Chinese market?
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When Juan Sebastián Verón moved to Manchester United in 2004, he went as one of the world’s best midfielder. Sadly, the Little Witch’s magic evaded him
He was billed as the “new Cristiano Ronaldo”, but while that moniker was short-sighted and unfair, is Nani a true legend of the Portuguese game?
With the vast majority expecting a Manchester United win, Everton would lift the 1995 FA Cup final and result in changing tides for both clubs
He was once football’s most revered manager, a master in man-management, but for six years now, the downfall of José Mourinho has taken shape
A master in the art of psychology, Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United were often a goal up before they’d kicked a ball. Today, they need it again
Boasting a core of Seaman, Adams, Vieira, Petit, Bergkamp and Anelka, Arsenal in 1997/98 would cement their status as the rising Premier League force
The scene is set in Loures, a remote city located on the fringes of the bustling Portuguese capital of Lisbon. Abandoned by his impoverished Cape Verdean parents as a young boy, Tiago…
This feature is part of Virtuoso For a time in the mid-1990s, Kevin Keegan’s swashbuckling Newcastle United – backed by the millions of miner’s son turned property developer Sir John Hall –…
This feature is part of Virtuoso “The most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field,” Sir Alex Ferguson ventured. “Pounding over every blade of grass, competing as if…
This feature is part of Virtuoso “Genius is digging yourself out of the hole in which you sometimes find yourself. It’s learning from your failures that makes you succeed.” Eric Cantona’s words…
This feature is part of Virtuoso The instructions from coach Jim Ryan were simple: the game’s buried, take it easy, we don’t need any more goals. That was in the 72nd minute,…
This feature is part of Virtuoso Way before Cristiano Ronaldo became a brand in himself, even before CR7 was dreamt up as a marketing ploy, the Portuguese player exposed serious shortcomings in…
This feature is part of Virtuoso Dimitar Berbatov was an often polarising figure when adorned in the red of Manchester United. Loved eternally for his passion towards the club, the cause and…
This feature is part of Virtuoso There has never been much doubt about the footballing brilliance of George Best. Hailed as a genius when he was first discovered by Bob Bishop as…
Blackpool’s solitary season in the Premier League was certainly an eventful one. Under the eccentric guidance of Ian Holloway, it started in the best possible fashion, with a 4-0 thrashing of Wigan…
When Manchester United and Real Madrid locked horns in the last-16 of the 2013 Champions League, it was billed as “the game that the whole world wants to see”. Forget the bluster…
“Look at this kid, number 7, on the training pitch. Come and watch him for a minute.” Rio Ferdinand reminisces about the occasion his manager Sir Alex Ferguson eagerly called him to…