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Is Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City the best to ever grace the Premier League?
The 2017/18 season saw Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City side breaking records to become…
Why didn’t Francis Jeffers fulfil his undoubted potential?
There was a time towards the turn on the Millennium that clubs in Britain, and…
The beauty and the brawn of Patrick Berger, a footballer perfect for his era
The town of Bamber Bridge was the unlikely location for a sneak-peak of what was…
Why was Michael Carrick so under-appreciated throughout his career?
Since the turn of the century, Manchester United have been one of the defining factors…
How England can build on the positive signs in player development over the past 12 months
This feature is the third in a three-part series looking at why English football struggles…
The chaos and the charm of Newcastle cult hero Laurent Robert
Capable of the sublime and stupid in equal measure, we celebrate the career of French winger Laurent Robert at Newcastle United.
The revolution that changed Spain and the one yet to arrive in England
This feature is the second in a three-part series looking at why English football…
Fulham: a journey to Europe
When Roy Hodgson took charge as manager of Fulham in December 2007, the outlook for…
The midfield template holding back English football for decades and solutions in Spain
This feature is the first in a three-part series looking at why English football…
Freddie Ljungberg: the Arsenal diaries
One September evening in 1998, Arsène Wenger sat down to watch some of his Arsenal…
Andy van der Meyde: short skirts, drugs and alcohol
Ajax Amsterdam are one of the most successful football clubs in the world and the…
Fabien Barthez: the brilliant and the bizarre of the bald one
After navigating a tricky early period, Sir Alex Ferguson often appeared to have everything under…
Will football’s social media enlightenment lead to fans revolutionising their clubs?
We begin in the French town of Le Havre. The town’s French character does not…
The disputed genius of Arsène Wenger
This feature is part of The Masterminds To talk of Arsène Wenger’s effect on Arsenal…
Dimitry Seluk in conversation: the super-agent lifts the lid on the industry, Touré, Guardiola and more
Yaya Touré calls him Papushka, which means Daddy in Russian. Dimitry Seluk, Toure’s eccentric, extravagant and…
The day a dog saved Manchester United
The modern-day Old Trafford rarely escapes the eyes of those who visit the city of…
Juan Sebastián Verón: the Manchester United diaries
IT’S QUESTIONABLE WHETHER there are many transfers involving expensive foreign imports to the English game…