Latin Wonderkids: Part Four of David N’s peak into South America’s football future
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Winning the Premier League with Manchester United isn’t an obvious route into crime, but just 10 years after...
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David N introduces one of the greatest players you’ve probably never heard of. You’ll probably have heard of Dejan...
Aleksandr Mostovoi
It was Tuesday 3 November 1998 and it was my first experience of European competition with Aston Villa....
Abe Van Den Ban
Wow! Take a look at that moustache. David Beckham’s sarong, Mario Balotelli’s Foghorn Leghorn hat and any one of...
Ian Taylor
A fans appreciation of a player isn’t always in relation to their ability shown on the pitch. Often...
Chris Waddle
He looked at first glance as if he had all the agility of an antique Victorian wardrobe, or...
Ian Holloway
Very few people associated with football earn positive praise for the content of their character, instead of their...
Illie Dumitrescu
It pains me to say it, but Tottenham have never really hit the big time with me as...
Peter Beagrie
Peter Beagrie is perhaps best remembered for his somersaulting goal celebrations and a career that saw him play...
Steve Ogrizovic
Steve Ogrizovic is one of those players who I have no recollection of ever being young. In my...
The video age of football
Seldom has a new technology flared so brightly and died so quickly as video. The race to develop a consumer-level video...
Barcelona’s decision to appoint a new manager from within highlights the Premier League’s aversion to doing the same
A lot of decisions in football haven’t always followed the path of common sense. Carl Cort’s £7m move to Newcastle in...
Football finds a new nemesis, but will goal line technology actually benefit the fans game? Spurs fans might disagree
Everybody needs a nemesis. Sherlock Holmes has Dr Moriaty, Top Cat has Officer Dibble, Boris Johnson has Ken Livingstone and...
A critical pictorial analysis of former Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday chopper Carlton Palmer
Pros “Carlton Palmer can trap the ball further than I can kick it” – Ron Atkinson. Cons “He covers...
Dept. of great players you've probably never heard of: Magico Gonzalez, Vassilis Hatzipanagis & Elias Figueroa
David N unearths a few hidden gems from the neglected corners of world football. Pity the ludicrously talented footballer not born...
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The Roy of the Rovers story of Wolves striker Steve Bull - it could never happen now
Third Division player… picked for England… scores on debut. You can almost see that storyline screwed up and sailing into the...
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Top tips for the Premier League title
The race for Premier League honours is hitting the home stretch and it’s a two team race for the title,...
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International Superstar Soccer 64 - A retrospective review
From the joyous moment you dust off the cartridge and the commentator shrieks the title over an incessant electronic...
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