Five of the Best

Some of the Premier League’s leading clubs have taken a refreshing approach to new managerial appointments this season, with both Chelsea and Arsenal opting for relative inexperience in the form of Frank Lampard and Mikel Arteta respectively. Arteta has taken his first role in senior management at the Emirates and …

Every business out there wants to be associated with a successful football club or player to get more attention for their brand, but it doesn’t always work out so well.  In some cases, the resultant advertisements and endorsements are just downright awful. Marketing agencies should learn from these lousy examples. …

The 1996/97 Premier League season followed a memorable summer for English football, England’s run to the last four of a home European Championships having captured the imagination of the nation. Premier League football resumed amid much change with a world-record move for the division’s leading forward and a collection of …

Arguably the most respected footballing nation on the planet, Brazil have produced some of the game’s all-time greats throughout the years with many a leading name starring after arriving in European football. Whilst many South American stars once traditionally opted for warmer climates once leaving their homeland, there has been …

Behind any great side is a successful defence and the Premier League era has witnessed some brilliant backlines throughout its near three decade history, but which club has recorded the most shut-outs of all-time? We’ve scrolled back through the archives to discover the best defensive sides of the modern era, …

Any player capable of playing Premier League football well into their late thirties deserves the utmost amount of credit, though these ‘golden oldies’ may not be too pleased with their unwanted place in this particular list. We’ve decided to look back through the records at the oldest players to be …

One club men are becoming a rarer breed of footballer in this day and age, but there are those became such massive club icons that we can’t picture them in anything other than the constant colours they wore through their careers.  Francesco Totti – AS Roma Perhaps the most iconic …

Liverpool’s reputation as one of the finest football academies in English football is well established, with a host of leading names having progressed from within the Reds’ ranks. Trent Alexander-Arnold is the latest homegrown hero to star having emerged from the club’s youth system, though the rampaging right-back will have …

For such a small nation, the Republic of Ireland have pulled off some extraordinary wins over the past four decades. Here are five of the best. Brazil, 1-0 – International friendly, 1987 Yes, it was ‘only’ a friendly, but this result went a long way to instilling the confidence in …

We’re continuing our nostalgic trip down memory lane and delving deep into the Premier League archives, rewinding back to the mid-nineties for a season which saw financially backed Blackburn Rovers upset the established elite to claim a first league title in 81 years. The breakaway divisions first decade was littered …