Alessandro del Piero – 10 of the best quotes about the Juventus and Italy legend
The career of Alessandro del Piero saw the forward become a legendary figure for both Juventus and Italy, becoming the all-time record goalscorer and…
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Remembering the top five goalscorers from the 2001/02 Premier League season
The Football Faithful’s look back through the Premier League archives continues with a rewind to the 2001/02 season, a campaign which saw Arsenal’s Arsene…
Five of the best perfect hat tricks in Premier League history
Scoring a Premier League hat-trick of any type is certainly worth celebration, but there remains a mystique around the art of the fabled perfect…
90’s Football Hall of Fame: Ooh aah Paul McGrath
Paul McGrath was a football legend for Manchester United, Aston Villa and Ireland during the eighties and nineties. The Irishman, who could perform excellently…
UEFA’s Champions League plans threaten the Premier League model and must be resisted
For a long time now the elephant in the room of the Premier League success story has been talk of another seismic football breakaway.…
Clough’s farewell, Cantona’s kung-fu kick and the most iconic imagery of 90’s Premier League football
Football photography has managed to capture some of the most memorable and iconic moments in the sport’s history in a way that has ensured…
Picking the best XI from players to have won the Ballon d’Or
Hypothetical dream XI’s are a regular conversation amidst football fans and here at the Football Faithful we’re no different, though this latest line up…
Five of the best English players of the last 30 years to never win major honours
They say the game is all about glory, but some players never get a chance to savour its sweet taste. Over the years some…
The immortal Jock Stein and the A74 highway crash
“You Are Now Immortal Jock” Bill Shankly – Liverpool F.C. Manager On the 5th of July 1975 in the early hours of the morning…
Remembering the five top goalscorers from the 2000/01 Premier League season
Next in our run through past Premier League seasons is the 2000/01 campaign, a year which saw Manchester United continue their dominance of the…
Appreciating the three players to score in FA and League Cup finals in the same season
Every footballer dreams of making an impact in a major cup final, with many players having starred during appearances in English football’s domestic cup…
Revisiting the 1992/93 Premier League Team of the Year
Inclusion in the PFA Team of the Year is a proud moment in the career of any Premier League player, voted by their fellow…
Five managers who could replace Steve Bruce at Newcastle United
The takeover of Newcastle United by the Saudi Arabian Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reportedly nudging to an imminent conclusion despite already courting…
Tweets of the Week: Liverpool’s season summed up, Robert Lewandowski, and Dennis Wise
The best tweets from the world of football this past week, featuring Liverpool, football behind closed doors, Robert Lewandowski’s creepy dance moves and Dennis…
What if… every Premier League season of the noughties finished on 13 March?
In the second of our two-part series, we look at how the coronavirus pandemic could have affected the course of football in any given…
The Blonde Bombshell and the TV blackout – Frankie and football in the dark
On an autumnal day in 1985 Martin Tyler then ITV football correspondent sat in the offices of The South Bank Television Centre staring out…
1985 – The year of Our Lord and the Dalymount Crush
In February 1985 BBC presenter Janice Long stood in Elstree Studios and announced to the watching public ‘Okay! If you have taste, you will…
Remembering the five top goalscorers from the 1999/2000 Premier League season
Our latest Premier League rewind takes us back to the turn of the millennium, a period which saw Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United enjoy…