Noughties Nines: Miroslav Klose – World Cup icon
Miroslav Klose carved a unique legacy in football. A regular – if often unremarkable – goalscorer at club level, Klose was a forward who…
Noughties Nines
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Noughties Nines
Noughties Nines: David ‘Trezegol’ Trezeguet
Footballers are often defined by one moment. Even in careers of storied success and multiple acts of significance, there is usually one which stands…
Noughties Nines: Thierry Henry – Premier League King
Thierry Henry was not your conventional number nine. So much so, he felt his rightful domain was away from the penalty area, roaming around…
Noughties Nines: Andriy Shevchenko – Rossoneri royalty
Modern football has few secrets. The increasingly networked global game and evolution of the internet has made unforeseen emergences almost impossible. The trend now…
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.…
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…
Noughties Nines: Diego Milito – Il Principe
Inter Milan’s treble success was arguably the pinnacle of Jose Mourinho’s management. Even in a coaching career of such achievement, his transformation of the…
Noughties Nines: Mark Viduka – Australia’s finest forward
Mark Viduka might not be the first forward that springs to mind when discussing the Premier League’s finest, but as the nineties turned into…