Moments that made the Premier League: Man United snare Cantona from Leeds
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Moments that made the Premier League
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Moments that made the Premier League
Moments that made the Premier League: Chelsea’s final-day victory ushers in the Abramovich era
As Trevor Birch entered the home dressing room at Stamford Bridge prior to the final game of the 2002/03 season, he was fully aware…
Moments that made the Premier League: The Tevez and Mascherano transfer saga
By the time Esteban Cambiasso arrived to apply a thumping finish to Hernan Crespo’s back-heel, Serbia and Montenegro’s defence had been destroyed by a…
Moments that made the Premier League: Mourinho arrives at Chelsea
Before he was quickly ushered away by an alarmed press officer, Jose Mourinho made it clear what he demanded from the journalists gathered at…
Moments that made the Premier League: Collymore sinks Newcastle in Anfield epic
On the opening day of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, legendary football commentator Martin Tyler boarded a lift with former Premier League star…
Moments that made the Premier League: Leeds United’s financial meltdown
Ten minutes had elapsed during a tight second half at The Valley when Gary McAllister’s in-swinging near post corner was only feebly cleared by…
Moments that made the Premier League: Arsenal’s decline reaches its nadir with Old Trafford humiliation
For the second time in 90 minutes Ashley Young quickly surveyed what was in front of him, before unleashing a thunderous, curling effort past…
Moments that made the Premier League: The billion pound barrier is finally broken
Economists often speak of endless cycles of boom and bust periods that leave speculators perpetually anxious and pondering the exact moment when a bubble…
Moments that made the Premier League: Man United botch Ferguson’s succession
By 2012/13 Manchester United’s juggernaut had succeeded in barging pretty much everything and everyone out of its path, as it careered head-on towards its…
Moments that made the Premier League: Manchester City are reborn after Abu Dhabi takeover
By October 20011, fear of stoppage time at Old Trafford had evolved to the point that it resembled a numb sense of expectation by…
Moments that made the Premier League: Chelsea’s “Foreign Legion” arrives on the South Coast
The first thing the Chelsea players noticed as they trooped into the old, narrow player’s tunnel at The Dell was the large number of…
Moments that made the Premier League: Wenger stays silent as a football dynasty is founded
Deep in the bowels of Ewood Park in the Autumn of 1996, Arsenal’s players took their seats in the dressing room at half-time as…
Moments that made the Premier League: Sky Sports blow them out of the water to usher in new era
It is hard to associate the Premier League with anything other than immense wealth, wonderful modern stadia, top class foreign players and managers showcased…