Iconic Performances: Dennis Bergkamp scores THAT hat-trick at Leicester
Dennis Bergkamp was simply not cut from the same cloth as most footballers, his career containing an abundance of majestic moments that left the…
Iconic Performances
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Iconic Performances
Iconic Performances: Rivaldo and the greatest hat-trick ever scored
Our Iconic Performances series has revisited some of the most memorable individual displays in football history, but what exactly constitutes inclusion amongst our ranks?…
Iconic Performances: Falcao hits Super Cup hat-trick to stun Chelsea
Radamel Falcao at his best had few equals in European football. El Tigre, a nickname earned due to his predacious instinct in the penalty…
Iconic Performances: Liverpool’s Egyptian King destroys old friends from Rome
Mohamed Salah’s arrival at Liverpool was a transfer that brought equal measures of excitement and doubt. There was no shortage of figures questioning the…
Iconic Performances: Zlatan stuns England and turns critics into believers
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been an unmistakeable presence in football since the turn of the century, often brash and brilliant in equal measure. Ibrahimovic’s extravagant…
Iconic Performances: When Zidane left the Portuguese chasing shadows at Euro 2000
Major international tournaments inevitably create huge excitement but can often fail to truly deliver, though that assessment fails to ring true when discussing the…
Iconic Performances: Peak Platini hits three in rout of Belgium at Euro ’84
Looking back at Michel ‘Le Roi’ Platini’s iconic performance against Belgium at Euro 1984, the phrase ‘hate the artist, love the art’ has never…
Iconic Performances: Forlan secures place in Man United folklore with Anfield double
Diego, Woah! Diego, Woah! He came from Uruguay, he made the Scousers cry… On almost every visit to Anfield in recent memory a chorus…
Iconic Performances: The ‘Michael Owen FA Cup Final’
Gerard Houllier’s Liverpool team had an unforgettable 2001. Though not enough to match Manchester United and Arsenal at the top of the Premier League…
Iconic Performances: De Gea’s one-man defiance at Arsenal
Sometimes in football the final score is not a true reflection on the events of a game. The term smash-and-grab has become a popularised…
Iconic Performances: Aguero mauls Magpies with five-star showing
The sharp-shooting of Sergio Aguero had an ability to take the game away from opposition teams before they even had chance to react. Never,…
Iconic Performances: Five-star Lewandowski stuns Wolfsburg
It’s often said that a picture can paint a thousand words and Pep Guardiola’s expression of disbelief was a fitting reaction to events at…
Iconic Performances: The ‘Stevie G’ FA Cup final
All across the world there are budding young footballers with dreams of reaching the very top, fanatical fans who fantasise about one day representing…
Iconic Performances: When R9 destroyed Man United and got clapped off at Old Trafford
The UEFA Champions League has delivered some special nights throughout the course of its illustrious history, a stage in which the world’s finest footballers…