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Author Daniel Gray talks 50 lost wonders of football
In a sport losing touch with its lengthy and unique history, author Daniel Gray is…
The night Peter Schmeichel tilted the title away from Newcastle
This feature is part of Virtuoso For a time in the mid-1990s, Kevin Keegan’s swashbuckling…
Andrey Arshavin and the four goals at Anfield that had Arsenal fans purring
This feature is part of Virtuoso The Arsenal career of Nicklas Bendtner is a particularly…
The goal and performance that marked the arrival of Dennis Bergkamp on English shores
This feature is part of Virtuoso The feelings. They’re what I remember most when I…
Eric Cantona and his re-ascension to the Manchester United throne against Liverpool in 1995
This feature is part of Virtuoso “Genius is digging yourself out of the hole in…
How Fabrizio Ravanelli brought glitz, glamour and an unforgettable hat-trick on debut for Middlesbrough
This feature is part of Virtuoso Diane Umpleby was there in 1986 when Middlesbrough nearly…
Robbie Fowler and the four-minute hat-trick against Arsenal
This feature is part of Virtuoso The year is 1994 and the late-August sun gleams…
When Nwankwo Kanu’s audacious best put Chelsea to the sword
This feature is part of Virtuoso Like many footballing institutions, Arsenal are not without their…
Ole Gunnar Solskjær: the super-sub who lived up to his billing with four record-breaking goals in 1999
This feature is part of Virtuoso The instructions from coach Jim Ryan were simple: the…
Luděk Mikloško and the heroics that denied Manchester United the title in 1995
This feature is part of Virtuoso The birth of the Premier League acted as a…
The swagger of Dimitar Berbatov at his elusive best
This feature is part of Virtuoso Dimitar Berbatov was an often polarising figure when adorned…
How Mark Viduka hit his scoring peak with four memorable goals against Liverpool
This feature is part of Virtuoso Before becoming the poster club for cataclysmic financial mismanagement,…
Gary McAllister’s Indian Summer at Liverpool
The opening goal set a hypnotically frantic tone. Captivatingly familiar for a derby game. Quality’s void…
How a European Super League could benefit the domestic game in England
In football’s most potentially divisive moment, could a utopia of sorts possibly be found? The…
Vincent Kompany: the articulate outlier who rose to Manchester City legend
When Vincent Kompany arrived in England, he made his intentions for his new club, Manchester…
Has Theo Walcott, once English football’s great hope, fulfilled his potential?
In March 2010, Barcelona travelled to Arsenal for the first leg of the Champions League…
The resolute rise of Glenn Murray, the underrated striker stifled by English football’s high brow
Glenn Murray shouldn’t be anywhere near the England squad: that’s narrative of the everyday football…