90s Hitmen: Andy Cole, an elite marksman criminally under appreciated
Ask any Premier League fan to name the division’s finest forwards and you will no doubt be greeted with similar answers. Alan Shearer –…
Legends
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Legends
Iconic Performances: Brilliant Berbatov downs Liverpool at Old Trafford
Great players are defined by great performances and match-winning moments, and the ability to transform the narrative of football’s grandest occasions is what leaves…
Golazo Merchants: Eric ‘The King’ Cantona
The introduction of the Premier League turned English football into a sporting behemoth during the nineties, the division since evolving into a cosmopolitan collection…
Noughties Nines: Mr. Thunderbastard, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
During a career which saw his best seasons spent in the Premier League, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink hammered balls towards wincing goalkeepers with intimidating intent.…
Ranking the 8 best right-backs in Premier League history
Full-back has been a position that has evolved across the Premier League era, with more emphasis than ever before placed on the contribution from…
Noughties Nines: Roy Makaay – The Phantom
Across four seasons in German football Roy Makaay was known as ‘Das Phantom’, an ode to the forward’s ability to seemingly find goals out…
Iconic Duos: Arsenal’s monstrous midfield partnership, Petit and Vieira
Successful football sides are forged on partnerships, the vital cogs that work cohesively together for the greater good of fully functioning machine. It can…
Iconic Duos: The Goal Twins, Mancini and Vialli
For four decades Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli have been synonymous with one another. Friends, teammates, and a duo that have worked in tantalising…
Benito Carbone: A frustrating import frozen in time
Typically elusive as they are, memories delight in playing tricks on us. So it is that we recall Benito Carbone as being part of…
Defensive Rocks: Lucio – O Cavalo
Brazilian football has long been celebrated for its unique style, one which encourages expressionism and excitement. The essence of football in Brazil is flair,…
World Cup Moments – Beckham red begins road to redemption
The relationship between the English media and its national football team has not often been a harmonious one. The chance to represent England comes…
Defensive Rocks: Jip Jaap Stam, a big Dutchman
Sir Alex Ferguson made precious few mistakes during his managerial career, his judgement rarely faltering during an unprecedented period of success at Manchester United.…
Wing Wizards: Franck Ribery – The jewel in the Bayern crown
Franck Ribery stood shoulder to shoulder with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in 2013, a trio of talents regarded as the world’s finest footballers.…
Remembering Jurgen Klinsmann’s short but super sweet spell at Spurs
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Germany star Jurgen Klinsmann was not in the Premier League for a very long time, but his impact was unquestionable.…
90s Hitmen: Marco van Basten – The Swan of Utrecht
Utter the name of Marco van Basten to even casual football fans and one image will instantly be conjured, a moment of exquisite genius…
90s Hitmen: Croatia’s clinical genius, Davor Suker
Croatia boast some of the most recognisable colours in international football, the infamous chequerboard red and white having lit up several major tournaments since…
Happy Birthday Francesco Totti: The eighth King of Rome
On September 27th 1976, Francesco Totti was first delivered to the eternal city of Rome and presumably he emerged kicking and screaming, and presumably…
Iconic Performances: Michael Owen in Munich
The term ‘Golden Generation’ has been banded around international football more times than we care to count, the collective reference for a group of…