Midfield Magicians: Fernando Redondo, gentleman, scholar and deep-lying playmaker supreme
Each April, it is difficult to navigate footballing social channels without being witness to a moment of skill that has come to define Fernando…
Legends
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Legends
Iconic Performances: Arshavin hits four in Anfield thriller
Andrey Arshavin perhaps never reached the heights many had expected upon his arrival in the Premier League, a player who had been the shining…
90s Gold: Why we still love the Coventry City of Dublin, Gary Mac and Huckerby
Growing up in the eighties and loving football so much that it hurt in the nineties, Coventry City was always a constant fixture in…
90s Hitmen: Teddy Sheringham, a forward of enduring excellence
Teddy Sheringham’s career was one of both huge success and longevity, spanning more than two decades and including some of football’s greatest team and…
Midfield Magicians: Portugal’s playmaker supreme, Rui Costa
Nineties Serie A was a golden age for modern football, as the best faced the best and almost every side in the division possessed…
Golazo Merchants: Thunder thighed hitman, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Modern football is full of players difficult to define to one specific position or role, an era in which defensive strikers and overlapping centre-backs…
Golazo Merchants: The mad genius, Paolo Di Canio
Paolo Di Canio may be the man responsible for the greatest goal the Premier League has ever seen. His wondrous effort against Wimbledon remains…
90s Gold: The underappreciated brilliance of Aston Villa’s 1996 League Cup heroes
There is an article just waiting to be written, and it concerns highly regarded nineties and noughties managers who either vanished without a trace…
Noughties Nines: Fernando Torres – El Niño
From an early age, Fernando Torres carried a weight of expectation. Regarded as a beacon of hope at Atletico Madrid, he was thrust into…
When Fulham did the impossible: Recalling their unforgettable comeback against Juventus
This is the story of Fulham’s greatest ever night, or how Bobby Zamora tore Juventus to shreds. When the Bianconeri arrived at Craven Cottage, the…
Noughties Nines: Nicolas Anelka – Sullen and spectacular
Nicolas Anelka found it hard to escape the accusations of his early career. An almost impossibly precocious talent, he burst onto the scene as…
Midfield Generals: Edgar ‘The Pitbull’ Davids
Edgar Davids was among the most distinctive footballers of the nineties and noughties. With his dreadlocked hair and trademark goggles, Davids was an unmissable…
Noughties Nines: Didier Drogba – Cup final King
A generation of great defenders have recognised Didier Drogba as their toughest opponent, a player who redefined the centre-forward role. Drogba was the one-man…
Iconic Performances: Asprilla’s hat-trick downs the mighty Barcelona at St James’ Park
Faustino Asprilla is a footballer who evokes fond memories from the thousands of fans who take residence inside Newcastle United’s St James’ Park home.…
Remembering Peter Schmeichel’s greatest ever performance in a Man United shirt
A classic top of the table clash dubbed ‘The Showdown’ changed the course of the 1995/96 Premier League season. It was the match that…
Golazo Merchants: Arsenal’s non-flying Dutchman, Dennis Bergkamp
Premier League football has been blessed with an abundance of foreign talent. Since its formation in the early nineties, the cosmopolitan nature of England’s…
Iconic Duos: Chelsea’s impregnable pairing made of steel and silk, Terry and Carvalho
Chelsea’s drought-breaking title success in 2005 was built on a defence as impregnable as any in recent memory, a championship coronation for the watertight…
90s Hitmen: The Divine Ponytail, Roberto Baggio
From the magic to the misfortune and several unforgettable chapters in between, the tale of Roberto Baggio is one that football will relive for…