How Vienna’s coffee houses gave rise to a new era of intellectualism in football
These Football Times | 11-minute read
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The forgotten story of … Steve Zungul, indoor soccer’s greatest ever player
"A lot of people didn’t understand him because he liked to go to discos and dance all night long. But nobody prepared himself better for the game than Steve Zungul.
When David Beckham was the most hated man in England – and had the greatest season of his life
Beckham's red card in '98 sparked outrage every in England...except but Old Trafford
A forensic analysis of Zizou’s amazing World Cup 2006 QF display vs Brazil
*That* match against Brazil gave us Peak Zizou
Arthur Pember’s code
Pember was a famous investigative journalist, but few knew he helped create the rules soccer.
Arsenal’s testing four days in May 1980
Gary Thacker | Footy Analyst August 2018 | 18-minute read ‘To lose one cup final may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.’ Across four testing days in May 1980 […]
The day Harry Redknapp brought a fan on to play for West Ham
A cult legend says Harry Redknapp once pulled a fan from the crowd and put him on the field for West Ham.
Manchester United’s mad 1999 trip to Australia: All-nighters and dirty Dwight Down Under
Picture this: you’ve just won the Treble, you’re 10,000 miles from home & Steve McClaren has been left in charge.
Thierry Henry’s forgotten 2002/03: How Arsenal’s record-breaking Frenchman reinvented the Premier League striker
Henry was near perfect in 2002/03
Don’t call it magic: How Chelsea ended Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona dynasty
Do you remember that famous 2012 Champions League semi-final?