Nostalgia
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A celebration of David Ginola and an incredible Newcastle United bargain
David Ginola’s performances for Newcastle United and Tottenham won him the hearts of a nation – and this incredible entertainer…
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Man Utd vs Man City: Gary Neville, Carlos Tevez and the ‘boot-licker’ war
Manchester derbies are normally full-blooded affairs, but the League Cup semi-final of January 2010 contained extra spice thanks to the…
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A tribute to Abou Diaby, Arsenal’s underappreciated midfield maestro
There was something ethereal about Abou Diaby. He moved with such grace, such elegance, almost as if floating through time and…
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Zinedine Zidane’s 2004 backheel was humanity’s crowning achievement
Perfection is a nebulous concept that millions of human beings have spent their whole lives failing to achieve. The wiser…
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Celebrating Emile Heskey, altruism and the beauty of the ugly assist
You may have read, somewhere on this terrible hellhole of infinite (dis)information that we call the World Wide Web, that…
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When Gareth Bale almost scored the goal of the decade for Real Madrid
Gareth Bale may not be remembered too fondly by many at Real Madrid, but he’ll always have those goals against Barcelona…
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Gianluca Vialli at Chelsea: Smoking, champagne & standing ovations
On a February evening in 1998, Ruud Gullit flicked on the television, pressed the Teletext button and there it was,…
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Recalling Roy Keane v Vinnie Jones – the PL’s ultimate hard b*stard clash
“It’s good to get angry,” former Manchester United captain Roy Keane once said. “It’s an emotion and part of the…
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Man Utd: How Sir Alex Ferguson saved himself from the brink of the sack
When Manchester United were drawn away to Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup in January 1990,…
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Pele: Revisiting Pele’s bizarre FIFA 100 list, featuring Diouf & Emre…
In March 2004, Pele faced the difficult task of naming the 100 greatest living footballers. It’s hard enough comparing players…
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