10 of the most unforgettable FIFA World Cup moments
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The night Diego Maradona threatened to have Oasis shot
Oasis and the England football team became inextricably linked this summer, with ‘Wonderwall’ becoming the fans’ unofficial national anthem during their journey to the…
30 of the most iconic football photos ever taken: Pele, Maradona, and Pickles the dog
Football photos have managed to capture some of the most memorable and iconic moments in the sport’s history in a ways that have ensured…
Henry, Maradona and the most infamous handballs of all time
Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ at the 1986 is one of football’s most iconic and infamous moments. The Argentine deceived the officials by beating…
Mudryk next? Five big name footballers who served doping bans
Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk could face a lengthy ban after being charged by the Football Association with doping offences. Mudryk was provisionally suspended in…
Amorim fights a TV, the most unlikely league leader, and the Moyesiah
The best and funniest football posts on social media this week, featuring Ruben Amorim’s meltdown, Magdeburg’s weirdly impressive season so far, David Moyes working…
Five of football’s biggest statement signings ever
Sometimes a signing reverberates around football far wider than the clubs involved. A marquee import, brought in with the sole intention of elevating the…
Tweets of the Week: The Wot d’Or, Oasis return, Champions League confusion
Here are some of the best tweets of the past week from Football Twitter, featuring a new award called the Wot d’Or, the long-awaited…
Diego Maradona – 20 of the best quotes about the Argentina legend
Diego Maradona was, quite simply, a footballing God. Having almost single handedly won the World Cup with Argentina, he then went and repeated the…
Messi next? – Five players who grabbed a World Cup tournament by the scruff of the neck
Lionel Messi faces a date with destiny this weekend as Argentina take on France in the World Cup final. Messi’s claim as the greatest…
Five of the most memorable World Cup finals ever
It’s the biggest game in world football and the planet will stop to watch as Argentina take on France in the World Cup final…
Five of the best World Cup quarter-final clashes
The FIFA World Cup has reached the quarter-final stage and each of the remaining eight teams will be beginning to dream about lifting the…
Appreciating the four players to win the World Cup and Golden Ball in the same year
Lionel Messi wrote the perfect script after leading Argentina to World Cup success this winter, with the all-time great bowing out on the world…
Five of the most iconic players from World Cup 1990
Italia ’90 retains a special place in the affections of football fans from that era, a tournament which produced its fair share of drama…
Remembering some of the best and worst player unveilings
Football fans often wait anxiously for an end to constant transfer rumours, with the official unveiling of their club’s new star signing a highlight…
Five of England’s most memorable quarter-final games at major tournaments
England are through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 and face Ukraine on Saturday for a place in the last four, with Gareth Southgate’s…
Oasis, the Pope and Sheffield United: Seven things you probably didn’t know about Diego Maradona
As the late, great sportswriter Hugh McIlvanney once said, “Maradona was a maker of worlds, certainly a shaper of World Cups.” In the few…
Tweets of the Week: Diego Maradona, Dele Alli’s cricket skills, and windy nights in Stoke
The best and funniest tweets from the world of football this past week, featuring the world’s reaction to Diego Maradona’s passing, This sums up…