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GLORY, GLORY TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN SPURS LED THE WAY FOR BRITISH CLUBS IN EUROPE… HIBERNIAN had been the first British club […]
OLE’S CRUSADE
RICHARD SAYELL EXAMINES WHETHER MANCHESTER UNITED BOSS OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER HAS FINALLY FOUND THE MISSING PIECES OF THE PUZZLE TO […]
MIND THE GAP
ACTIVITY IN THE SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW REFLECTS HOW THE FINANCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL HAS ALTERED SINCE THE PANDEMIC, ARGUES […]
NOVEL IDEA PROVES A WINNER
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DUTCH DISMAY AT ALTAR
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LONG LIVE THE LEAGUE CUP
SAM TODD TELLS US WHY HE IS AN UNASHAMED FAN OF OUR DOMESTIC FOOTBALL’S THIRD COMPETITION… Cup kings: Manchester City […]
MURPHY FEELS FAB AT FORTY
JOHN LYONS TALKS TO THE TRANMERE KEEPER Safe hands: Joe Murphy in action for Tranmere WHEN young Dubliner Joe Murphy […]
SUPER JACK-THE 100 MILLION POUND MAN
ROBERT J WILSON SAYS JACK GREALISH HAS ALL THE CREDENTIALS TO LIVE UP TO HIS INCREDIBLE PRICE TAG Settling in: […]
PIONEERING BLUES
LIFELONG BIRMINGHAM CITY SUPPORTER KEITH DIXON RECALLS WHEN HIS FAVOURITES LED THE WAY FOR ENGLISH SIDES IN EUROPE… Up for […]
THANKS IRON MAN
KEVIN HALLS TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF COVENTRY CITY LEGEND GEORGE CURTIS… Glory day: George Curtis celebrates […]
MIXING WITH THE BEAST, A MONK AND ROONEY…
NIGE TASSLE JOURNEYS THROUGH THE SECOND TIER… What a feeling: Wycombe Wanderers’ Adebayo ‘The Beast’ Akinfenwa celebrates his last-gasp penalty […]
MATT’S MOVES
ZAK ARMIT AGE TALKS TO FORMER READING, BOLTON AND NOTTINGHAM FOREST DEFENDER MATT MILLS ABOUT HIS EVENTFUL CAREER. A WELL-TRAVELLED […]
TAKING FOOTBALL TO AFRICA AND BEYOND
TOM CUNNINGHAM TELLS THE TALE OF A CHARITY SPREADING THE JOY OF FOOTBALL WORLDWIDE… Dressed to impress: Children show off […]
WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE
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HUNGARY’S LOST OPPORTUNITY
COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE MAGICAL MAGYARS WERE STUNNED BY WEST GERMANY… IT WAS a rainy day in the Swiss […]
THE FOOTBALL LIBRARY
JONNY BRICK TELLS US ABOUT HIS PANDEMIC PROJECT, WHICH IS NOW A YEAR OLD… BOOKS are pandemic proof, so there […]
THE AMAZING SE DONS
RICKY CARROLL TAKES A LOOK AT THE SPECTACULAR RISE OF THE SUNDAY LEAGUE TEAM… SE DONS are, without a doubt, […]
SINGING THE BLUES
RICKY CARROLL TELLS US ABOUT A LIFETIME FOLLOWING CHELSEA… High jump: Chelsea’s Jakob Kjeldbjerg wins an aerial duel against Manchester […]
GERD MULLER – KING OF GOALS
ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY GERMAN STRIKER… Defining moment: Gerd Muller nets West Germany’s […]
MEMORY LANE JAN 1975
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MANCINI’S BAPTISM OF FIRE
TREVOR STYNES RECALLS WHEN ROBERTO MANCINI BEGAN HIS MANAGERIAL CAREER WITH FIORENTINA… Calm before the storm: Fiorentina coach Roberto Mancini […]
GAZZA-AT BOSTON UNITED
DAN BARKER GRAY RECALLS PAUL GASCOIGNE’S LAST HURRAH AS A PLAYER… IT’S not unusual for former top-flight players to find […]
Enough of the Two-Horse Race: A Look Back at Aberdeen’s 1980s Heyday
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LEARNING LESSONS
SAM TODD REFLECTS ON CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN’S COLLAPSE (AND RECOVERY) AT EURO 2020 – AND HOW IT SHOULD BE TURNED INTO […]
AN UNFORGETTABLE EUROS
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SPREADING THE MESSAGE…
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AN IRREVERENT ESCAPADE
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