Despite highs with Sunderland, Kevin Phillips spent most of his career below the elite, but yet still managed to grab one of their most illustrious prizes
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This has been a curious year for the Premier League. The endgame is going to be equally unpredictable, for both sporting and non-sporting reasons
“It’s difficult to analyse a match like that and if you try you will be there a very long time,” said Steve Coppell after Portsmouth beat his Reading 7-4
Like the ground in which they play, a charming relic in a world of insincere pretences, Burnley have no desire to exist in any other way than their way
In one of the most bizarre incidents in Premier League history, Liverpool were fooled into going after a fictional footballer in the TV show Dream Team
At a time when fans are forced to stay away, it will impress upon the incontrovertible truth that the game needs its fans as much as they need it
Nothing came easy for Lucas Radebe, a man who Nelson Mandela called “my hero” and who had to overcome being shot and various injuries to become a legend
Given the mesmerising, if inconsistent, moments Argentine players have provided Manchester United, the fans will be prepared to get hurt all over again
After watching Liverpool’s development, let alone their procession to this year’s league title, it is hard not to see eye to eye with Peter Krawietz
Despite lifting the FA Cup and almost winning the league, the 1988/89 season will forever be associated with the tragedy of Hillsborough at Liverpool
Football has never been more beautiful; it has never championed attacking play and theatrics more. And yet, it is missing the other side of the coin
Jürgen Klopp wasn’t born with a wide grin hugging the midwife – it took years of learning to develop the psychological edge he has perfected at Liverpool
Though he may be remembered by some for a troubled spell in England, Verón was a world-class, complete midfielder, achieving success everywhere else
Despite fading into obscurity in recent times, Fábio Aurélio was once one of Europe’s most complete, naturally gifted full-backs. Then the injuries struck
Between his heroic tackles and hilarious crumpling to the ground, Iván Campo would become one of Bolton’s most unlikely but worthy legends of all
Kléberson lacked the quality to play at the highest level, becoming a prime example of just how misleading success in a World Cup tournament can be
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”
As innate incubators for narrative and drama against which the daily mundanities of life are invited to be forgotten about for two-hourly stretches, as stories are told, stars are born and dreams…