“I still think about Middlesbrough and the times I had there all the time,” said Juninho Paulista. Ask any Boro fan and they’ll tell you the same
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CERTAIN FOOTBALLERS DISPLAY AN ABILITY and grace that draws admiration from fans of all clubs. A level of talent that crosses allegiance and attracts appreciation. Santi Cazorla is the perfect example. Injury has…
Some midfielders use their position to involve themselves in every aspect of a game, immersing themselves in the centre of the park the way a spider nestles at the heart of a…
MARCO SILVA HAS MADE A BIG IMPRESSION in his short time in English football. Arriving with a burgeoning reputation, the improvement in results and style of football he’s managed to produce with…
When Gianluca Vialli arrived at Chelsea, he was one of the game’s best strikers. He would show that and more during a stint in London on and off the pitch
When 24 April arrived in 2018, it marked a date that should be recognised and celebrated by the footballing community. It heralded the 90th birthday of a true legend of the game…
JOSÉ MOURINHO HASNT HAD THE BEST RELATIONSHIP with the fine city of Barcelona after his exploits against them while he was the manager of Inter and Real Madrid. A former employee and…
THE CAMP NOU SIGHED IN UNISON as Samuel Umtiti hobbled off the pitch against Celta Vigo. With Argentine stalwart Javier Mascherano already out injured, the Blaugrana returned to worrying about centre-backs, as…
MY GIRLFRIEND IS OBSESSED WITH ALAN RICKMAN. So great is her infatuation with the late actor that she once loitered in the shadows long after Rickman had departed a Q&A session at…
There was a time when Amr Zaki was courted by the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal. Sadly, his time at the top ended as quickly as it began
WITH A STREAM OF TROPHIES and memories to last a lifetime, the modern Chelsea fan doesn’t have much to complain about. However, question any supporter around Stamford Bridge for a possible area…
DESPITE 15 YEARS having past since Denis Irwin pulled on the red jersey of Manchester United for the final time, the former Irish International still remains a firm favourite of the United…
ONE AFTERNOON IN LEEDS CITY CENTRE in the early 1990s, George Best thought he recognised someone shuffling past the window of the restaurant where he was waiting for lunch. The figure was…
PREENING, POINTING, POSTURING AND PARADING; the managerial theatre played out in top-flight football’s technical areas is more often than not fascinating. Dugouts used to be quite literal – a sunken structure almost…
WHEN THE ONES YOU CALL YOUR OWN want nothing to do with you, it can best be described as a haunting, hollow feeling. When Gym Class Heroes’ lead singer Travie McCoy sings…
This was a story that never seemed to unfold the way onlookers would have expected. No matter the twists and the turns, the odd and chaotic reign of Formula One moguls Bernie…
BACK WHEN I WAS NINE YEARS OLD, we had a family vacation in England. As we were walking down the street in Cobham, Surrey, my father spotted a couple of Chelsea players,…
WITH JUST OVER AN HOUR PLAYED in an under-23 match between Arsenal and Manchester City, a late foul has resulted in what the media claimed was a “mass brawl”. The incident has…