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In the summer of 1986, Graeme Souness came home to Glasgow from Italy and was unveiled as the new Glasgow Rangers player/manager. Flanked by Chairman David Murray and Chief Executive David Holmes in the aptly named ‘Blue Room’, revolution was in the air. With English Clubs banned from Europe due …

Pele once called football “the beautiful game”, but it isn’t always as attractive to watch as that famous line makes it out to be.  Many games of football don’t adhere to that adage. Some matches are so ugly, violent and dirty that they enter the history books, gaining notoriety for …

There was fervent excitement among the throngs of supporters who greeted Juninho upon his arrival to the tropical north east of England. Thousands of Middlesbrough fans filed into the Riverside Stadium in October 1995 to catch a glimpse of their new £4.75m signing, who arrived wearing a suit jacket tailored …

Football fans are often fascinated with player transfers and mega-money moves, the ever growing finances involved in dealings between clubs seemingly showing no signs of slowing down. Less documented, however, is the prising of managerial talents from rivals clubs, with Chelsea’s buyout of Derby County’s Frank Lampard amongst the most …

Juninho was one of the most talented playmakers of the mid-90’s, won a World Cup with Brazil, and would have easily fitted into some of the best teams in football – so how did he end up at Middlesbrough? The Brazilian, considered to be the next up-and-coming superstar in his …

Neil Lennon insists ‘the league’s not done yet’ despite seeing Celtic extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to 13 points. The league leaders looked to be heading towards a first defeat of 2020 at Livingston as goals from Scott Robinson and Jon Guthrie cancelled out Callum …

Neil Lennon says his players ‘let themselves down’ as Celtic were dumped out of the Europa League following a dramatic 3-1 home defeat to FC Copenhagen. The Scottish champions headed into the second leg as favourites following an away draw in Denmark, but despite dominating during the first half would …

Henrik Larsson has revealed his ‘regret’ over his short spell at Manchester United, admitting he wishes he had remained at the club longer than his brief two-month loan. The former Celtic and Barcelona striker moved to the Premier League during the twilight of his career, signing on a short-term loan …

Neil Lennon admitted that he was both ‘happy’ and ‘disappointed’ following Celtic’s 1-1 draw with Copenhagen in the first leg of their Europa League Round of 32 tie. The Scottish champions took the lead through Odsonne Edouard’s 24th goal of the season, though despite creating a host of opportunities, Celtic …

Steven Gerrard admits Rangers ‘never handled the heat’ as the club lost more ground in the race for the Scottish Premiership title with a 2-1 defeat at Kilmarnock. Rangers conceded twice in the final 13 minutes to lose further ground on leaders Celtic, Gerrard’s side now 10 points adrift of …