A glance back at QPR in this era gives a revealing reminder of what was once possible for ordinary clubs and players outside the elite academies
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Growing up together in the Basque Country, Xabi Alonso and Mikel Arteta had dreams of making it as footballers together. They realised them 20 years later
In a bizarre campaign titles Piracy Kills Football, Juventus are attacking the very fans they have priced out of the game in Serie A
Despite being a complete unknown to many, Nick Culkin was once playing for Man Utd against Arsenal. Sadly, his debut only lasted for two seconds
It’s ironic that Peter Crouch, a man known to dance like a robot, was anything but, despite playing out a career in a game littered with them
If Paul Pogba leaves Manchester United this summer, the club would struggle to find a better replacement than Lazio’s Sergej Milinković-Savić
They remain perhaps the greatest games in Premier League history – nothing compares to Liverpool and Newcastle’s two 4-3 thrillers
On the latest episode of The Lob, we speak to Ryan Baldi about his book The Next Big Thing to tell the story of football’s lost wonderkids
He arrived as a UEFA Cup winner and one of Spain’s brightest managerial minds, but Juande Ramos would struggle in his year at Tottenham
Between the likes of Ana Hegerberg, Raheem Sterling and Héctor Bellerín, a new generation of footballers are striving to do good in the world
This summer has seen one of the most intriguing transfer windows in the six years since Sir Alex Ferguson left to spend more time with his prize-winning horses. The greatest manager of…
Faustino Asprilla always entertained, sparkling in some major moments and searing himself onto the memories of all football fans whose hearts he touched
He’s been a mainstay in Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, solid and consistent, but Aymeric Laporte remains one of the game’s most underrated stars
Between the tactical thinking of Tony Pulis and Rory Delap’s mega throw-ins, Stoke were once one of the Premier League’s smartest teams
Providing clarity could end the swings in perception of their managers and, if done well, even bring the years of turbulence at Old Trafford to a close
If we are to put a stop to, or positively alter, the direction football is taking, it will require out-of-the-box thinking similar to Jimmy Hill’s
At odds of 5000/1, Leicester, for most, needed a miracle to lift the 2016 Premier League title – but the stars aligned and the world rejoiced
How John Beck’s derided Cambridge came within 90 minutes of gate-crashing the Premier League in 1992
Even now, 27 years after his departure from Cambridge, the mere mention of John Beck, their most successful manager, provokes an often negative reaction