At the end of the sublime, cinematically perfect 2008/09 season, Barcelona stood apart from their…
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Eduardo da Silva and the broken dreams of a spectacular finisher
Zagreb: November 2009.Maksimirska Street is abuzz with activity as investigators reconstruct the scene of an…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the tragedy of Hamlet and an unlikely ascent to superstardom
Armenia, like so many of the former Soviet states, was a difficult place to live…
A beacon of loyalty and skill: the career of Darijo Srna
ISTANBUL, 2009. Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk are playing German giants Werder Bremen in the final…
Europe’s unlikely samba school: Mircea Lucescu’s reign at Shakhtar Donetsk
SINCE 1990, Ukraine has often been a politically volatile nation. From becoming an independent nation…
Willian’s unorthodox voyage to football’s pinnacle
FOR CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB, the 2015/16 season could best be described in one word as…