Euro 2000: Remembering the iconic French side that conquered all before them
France will head into this summer’s European Championship amongst the favourites to win the tournament, the reigning world champions looking to secure a second…
Legends
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Legends
Euro ’88: When Van Basten, Holland’s total striker, laid old ghosts to rest
Life doesn’t tend to offer up neat pay-offs with a cherry on top so when it does they should be cherished for the rare…
Nineties Nostalgia: The rise and fall of a cult Parma side
Upon hearing the news of Parma’s recent relegation I became consumed by a sense of despondency, a fear at what the future might hold…
Euro 88: Remembering the iconic Holland XI that etched themselves into football folklore
Holland has a long and storied history of fluid football on the international stage, the nation having had its fair share of superstar names…
Remembering Thierry Henry’s incredible season in 2002/03
There are few players in the history of England’s top tier who have a greater claim as the Premier League’s finest than Thierry Henry,…
Jugović, Prosinečki and Savićević: Red Star’s criminally unappreciated midfield trio
Nostalgia can be a dangerous, duplicitous thing. Through the hazy veil of hindsight we may elevate the greats to the status of gods, but…
Why Duncan Ferguson was the best and worst of us
Residing in the bellies and the soul of every supporter is a fireball of very contrasting emotions. Throughout the week it thrums and throbs,…
Feed the Goat because he’s adored: Why Shaun Goater is Manchester City’s legend of legends
Shaun Goater’s strike-rate for Manchester City is very impressive but it’s also a long way from being mind-blowing. Across five seasons the forward scored…
90s Ballers: Joe Cole, the cheeky magician who showed us glimpses of greatness
It’s admittedly a bit cheeky to include Joseph John Cole in our 90s Ballers series. After all, he didn’t make his professional debut until…
Farewell, Frank Worthington: A footballing crooner who entertained the masses
Last Tuesday, a footballing Elvis left the building. As we mourn the sad passing of Frank Worthington we mourn too the beautiful game’s last…
90s Ballers: Peter Beardsley, England’s Messi-lite
There was a kid in primary school who you could never get the ball off during break-time. This mini-Messi was never what we used…
Noughties Nostalgia: When Peter Reid’s Sunderland were challenging for Europe
Sunderland fans have not had much to cheer in recent years, a passionate fan base having seen their club rarely far from chaos as…
90s Ballers: Jan Molby, Liverpool’s ultimate Danish reveller
Across the globe there are men of a certain age who go to bed each night thanking their lucky stars they were children during…
90s Gold: Why Leicester’s Izzet and Heskey inspired cup specialists are so beloved
After pulling up trees with Wycombe Wanderers in the early to mid-nineties, Martin O’Neill was a manager in high demand so it wasn’t a…
Top of the Pops: Counting down 10 of our favourite 90’s PL goals
The promise of goals is what brings fans to the whirlwind of excitement that is the Premier League, and throughout the competition’s near three…
How an Italian cult hero became the Premier League’s youngest ever manager
It’s been written a million times before, but the Premier League utterly transformed the landscape of English football, for better or worse. The breakaway…
Andrei Kanchelskis: The Soviet secret weapon who took the Premier League by surprise
Arriving to the Premier League as a virtual unknown from the Soviet Union, Andrei Kanchelskis left as a legend at Manchester United and Everton.…
How Waddle and the Owls became the beautiful losers of the nineties
Johan Cruyff’s Holland or Jimmy the ‘Whirlwind’ White may bristle at the notion but there is a heroic kind of glory in losing beautifully…