Rarely has a modern footballer looked so rare; so unlike the rest. And that’s the allure that makes Dimitri Payet so special
Tag: marseille
It’s just an ‘O’ and an ‘M’, what’s all the fuss? If you look back at Marseille’s first badge in 1899 and latest, modern logo, it’s a fair question
Chris Waddle has been popular no matter where he has played, but perhaps never more so than his time in the south of France for Marseille
At his best, Enzo Francescoli was as good as any 10 in the world, blending sublime grace with technical prowess. It’s why a young Zidane fell for him
The rarest of talents, at his best Robert Pirès was a joy to behold, often unplayable, and the man Arsène Wenger called Arsenal’s “oil in the engine”
Marcel Desailly sat down with These Football Times to look back on his career – the highs and the lows – and his greatest memories
Over the course of the 2000s, how strikers played changed vastly, and much of this was down to the attributes Didier Drogba brought to his game
Before Eric Cantona moved to England with Leeds United, he had enjoyed a mixed career in France, one punctuated by controversy on and off the pitch
Lethal at Marseille and unstoppable for France, the only thing that stopped Jean-Pierre Papin from becoming a worldwide legend was the timing of his career
Having had controversy follow him for much of his career, Florian Thauvin is finally blossoming into one of France’s best players at Marseille
At his best, Alen Bokšić had it all: pace, power, skill and creativity. And yet his career should’ve scaled greater highs. It would in today’s game
He should be considered one of the world’s greatest coaches, but for all his talent and success, Raymond Goethals is forever associated with scandal
It’s tricky to explain why but through the likes of Boca Juniors, Napoli, Marseille and Hibs, football has gained so much through its port-side clubs
This feature is taken exclusively from the European Cup issue of These Football Times magazine. Support independent journalism by ordering a copy and enjoying 140 pages of award-winning writing. – After 42…
You can’t trust black goalkeepers. So said the prevailing wisdom for much of the last century. Black players, the story went, are untrustworthy – fine on the wing but lacking in fight.…
Chris Waddle, in stark contrast to much of his England career – like Glenn Hoddle – became one of Europe’s finest players at Bernard Tapie’s Marseille
The French know how to do a dynasty. The Merovingian’s ruled from 428-751, the Carolingian’s took over, ruling until the mid-10th century, and the Capetian dynasty ran the show for just over 800…
After navigating a tricky early period, Sir Alex Ferguson often appeared to have everything under measured control at Manchester United, with squad rebuilding seemingly a fluid and effortless transition, allowing the club…