‘Were gladiators alive today, fighting to keep their head above ground and to satisfy those that watched them, Francesco Totti would be the noblest of them all…’
Category: Feature Articles
Ronaldo Nazário: Inter and The Peak Of His Powers – Part 2
‘The stadium wowed. He left his head coach with his head in his hands, as if Ronaldo had reached the summit in terms of football excellence…’
Ronaldo Nazário: The Early Years – Part 1
Welcome to the greatest number 9 in living memory. The aim, to put to bed anymisconceptions…
Copa Del Rey: the butcher meats Diego Maradona
Sights fixed on Barcelona’s £5m record signing, and the Goikoetxea welcome he was about to receive…
Luis Suarez: A Magical Premier League Season
Whatever you believe, whoever you think it is; do not, I repeat, DO NOT, forget about Luís Suarez in 2013/14…
Ronaldinho: Barcelona’s Lightning Bolt
Catalonia nights have never been so sweet…
Eden Hazard: Stamford Bridge’s Maverick
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard defied description at times; a maverick…
APOEL NICOSIA: The Cypriot Minnows Who Dared To Dream
Their journey to the knockout rounds of the Champions League was no fluke, no happy accident…
Calciopoli: when referee designators were desired pawns
The Calciopoli scandal which reared its ugly head in 2006 would rock Italian football to its core. The final findings nine years later would tear up the original script entirely…
The Great Danes: How Denmark Won Euro ’92
There is one scintillating tale which rarely gets a mention amongst football’s underdog triumphs…