Turkish Delight: Five of the best Turks to play in the Premier League
Turkish football is often derided for its supposedly poor standard, with the Super Lig viewed as a retirement home for past-it football stars of…
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Ranking the ten best Premier League players of the 90s
There are few eras which evoke quite the nostalgia that the nineties does, a time in which English football was irreversibly changed by the…
Ranking the five players with the most goal involvements in a Premier League season
Harry Kane’s brilliant start to the season for Tottenham has seen the forward set new records in terms of goal involvements, with no player…
Appreciating the 14 African Footballer of the Year winners to play in the Premier League
African football has produced some of the game’s most exciting talents of modern times, a whole host of the continent’s leading names having thrived…
Andy Cole reckons his PL goalscoring record is disrespected and explains why he loves watching Jamie Vardy
Andy Cole reckons his Premier League goalscoring record is disrespected and has explained why he loves watching Leicester forward Jamie Vardy. Cole was amongst…
Five of the best Caribbean-born footballers to play in the Premier League
As it is Black History Month, this article is part of a series celebrating the best black players to feature in British football. The…
Five of the most remarkable international debuts in the modern era
Representing your country should be one of the greatest honours for any football player, or at least it used to be. The waning importance…
90s Football Hall of Fame: Man United and Newcastle legend Andy Cole
Former Newcastle, Man United and England striker Andy Cole is the latest inductee into the 90’s Football Hall of Fame. After failing to make…
Ranking the five managers with the most wins after 150 Premier League games
Pep Guardiola took charge of his 150th game as a Premier League manager during Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth last week, the Spaniard…
Salary caps and squad restrictions ‘imminent’ for EFL clubs
Salary caps and squad restrictions are seemingly ‘imminent’ in the EFL after clubs voted in favour of reducing the threshold required to change financial…
Andy Cole discusses 'bully' Graeme Souness and his agenda against Paul Pogba
Andy Cole has branded Graeme Souness a ‘bully’ and has hit out at the pundit’s agenda against Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. Cole endured…
‘What the f*** is going on?’ – Shearer recalls how he lost his rag with David Ginola
They are two of the Premier League’s legendary players, but Alan Shearer’s early experiences of playing with David Ginola were exasperating, the all-time leading…
Agony and Ecstasy: Jason Wilcox on Blackburn's Premier League title win
First came the phone call, then a fruit basket. Both were appreciated by Jason Wilcox as he lay prone in a hospital bed. With…
Fergie's farewell, handshake controversies and the most iconic Premier League images of the 2010's
In the final edition of our three-part series on the most iconic imagery in Premier League history, we take a look back on the…
Revisiting the 1994/95 Premier League Team of the Year
We’re continuing our nostalgic trip through the Premier League archives, rewinding back to the mid-nineties for a season which saw financially backed Blackburn Rovers…
Five of the best 90's Premier League goalkeepers
There can be no disputing the importance of a great goalkeeper to any side and throughout the Premier League years we’ve seen some sensational…
Revisiting the 93/94 Premier League Team of the Year
Our latest nostalgic trip down memory lane continues with another look at past editions of the PFA Team of the Year, the Premier League’s…
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…