Iconic Performances: Monstrous Arshavin leaves the Dutch reeling at Euro 2008
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein illuminates many truths about the modern world. Among them, her cautions on the pitfalls of science are the most profoundly relevant.…
Iconic Performances
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Iconic Performances
Iconic Performances: The night Zinedine Zidane dominated Brazil
Special players are defined by the biggest games in their careers, performances or moments which leave an imprint on the memories of football fans…
Iconic Performances: Ronaldo treble stuns Spain at World Cup
Spain and Portugal is one of international football’s oldest rivalries, with the neighbouring nations each belonging to the elite of the game. Clashes between…
Iconic Performances: A teenage Pelé conquers the world
Brazil and the World Cup is a love affair that has lasted decades. No nation has ever been crowned world champions on more occasions…
Iconic Performances: Messi lights up El Clasico with his first ever hat-trick
Football has become all too accustomed to extraordinary moments from Lionel Messi. His catalogue of greatest hits is almost endless, with each who has…
Iconic Performances: Messi twists Bayern Munich inside out
Lionel Messi’s genius is such that superlatives have followed almost each and every performance in a career that has scaled unprecedented heights. Messi has…
Iconic Performances: Ronaldo treble kills Atletico’s Champions League dreams
The greatest nights of Cristiano Ronaldo have often come on floodlit evenings in the Champions League. There’s something about continental competition, a night game…
Iconic Performances: When R9 destroyed Man United and got clapped off at Old Trafford
The UEFA Champions League has delivered some special nights throughout its illustrious history. A stage in which the world’s finest footballers exhibit their extraordinary…
Remembering the night that Kaka tore Manchester United apart
For a brief period, Kaka reigned as world football’s finest talent. A footballer whose faith and fleetness of foot helped take him to the…
Iconic Performances: Henry inspires Arsenal to Liverpool comeback
Arsenal achieved immortality during the course of the 2003/04 season, their title-winning side becoming the Invincibles after completing an entire Premier League campaign without…
Iconic Performances: Messi’s four-goal demolition of Arsenal
“He made the impossible possible.” Those are the words of Arsene Wenger, who found himself awestruck at the ability of Lionel Messi following a…
Iconic Performances: Neymar inspires ‘La Remontada’
Every so often we witness a footballing occasion that rips up the script of what was previously perceived as possible. Barcelona’s captivating comeback against…
Iconic Performances: ‘Super sub’ Solskjaer hits four at Forest
To be deemed as a footballing ‘super sub’ can almost be viewed as a backhanded compliment. It is no doubt a term of endearment…
Iconic Performances: A teenage Wilshere takes on Barcelona’s midfield masters
There will always be a sense of what might have been with Jack Wilshere, an implausibly bright talent whose star faded almost as fast…
Iconic Performances: Thierry Henry’s irresistible display at Inter
Thierry Henry was arguably the embodiment of Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal. From the unremarkable manner of his arrival to the unforgettable stamp he placed on…
Iconic Performances: Luis Suarez humiliates Norwich with four-goal haul
Barcelona’s signing of Luis Suarez from Liverpool saw the Premier League lose one of its star attractions in the summer of 2014, but as…
Iconic Performances: Four-midable Viduka downs Liverpool
Leeds United were riding a wave of momentum as the first decade of the Premier League reached its conclusion. David O’Leary’s fearless side was…
Iconic Performances: Beckham’s Greece goal earns England redemption
David Beckham’s career contained a catalogue of defining moments. From an early emergence as part of Fergie’s Fledglings at Manchester United, to treble success…