While consistency was always a problem for Faustino Asprilla, he remains one of Newcastle’s great entertainers from the era of the Entertainers
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Despite his injury problems, Patrick Berger was a true joy of a 1990s footballer. A man with a look that could kill, you could say
He may not have won the trophies that his talent deserved but Alan Shearer remains the most deadly and effective striker in Premier League history
Arriving at a time of great promise at Middlesbrough, Brazilian midfielder Emerson would become a cult hero in a single season at the Cellnet
Saša Ćurčić, a volatile personality and gifted footballer, remains one of the first true instances of the Premier League boom and bust future
A lengthy YouTube session reminiscing over Vinnie Jones’ antics from the 90s deserves to be screened at Leicester Square as much as any of his movies
Daniel Amokachi was an Everton gamble who never quite hit the jackpot but was certainly well worth the punt for his FA Cup heroics alone
If somebody wrote a football version of the Art of War, the first page should show Pearce placing the ball on the spot before his penalty against Spain in ’96
That moutstache. That ponytail. David Seaman was truly iconic. And beyond that, he remains one of English football’s greatest goalkeepers
Le Tissier was an enigma, an instinctive talent who could defy the norm, and he will go down as one of the finest of the first decade of the Premier League
From the concrete estates of south London to the summit of the Premier League, Ian Wright is a man who may belong to the 90s but shall never be forgotten
Roy Keane began the 1990s as a semi-pro footballer in Ireland and ended it as Manchester United’s historic treble-winning captain
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
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