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When we hear the name Carlos Valderrama, we all think of his long blond hair playing for Columbia in the 1990, 1994 and 1998 World Cups, sauntering around the midfield pinging passes all over the pitch. He is Colombia’s all-time leader in caps with 111, scoring 11 goals, and had a successful career not just […]
Some seasons are remembered for winning titles, some are remembered for winning cups but for Luton Town the 1982/83 season was remembered for avoiding relegation after their last-gasp win at Maine Road against Manchester City, sending the Manchester club down instead. The result prompted Luton manager David Pleat to dance his merry jig across the […]
New England Revolution v Minnesota United In an entertaining game at the Gillette Stadium, it was the Revolution who came out winners with a 5-2 win against the Loons. It was always going to be a tough game for Minnesota with nine players out through either injury, suspension or on international duty. The Loons now […]
The 1983/84 season had been a mixed bag for Everton. They had won the FA Cup by beating Watford 2-0 to secure their first major trophy in 14 years, Andy Gray scoring the winner in controversial circumstances. However their league form had been poor as they could only finish in 16th position. They had also […]
Predrag Radosavljevic is an MLS legend. For those wondering who this is, let’s use his better known nickname, Preki. Preki had played his early career in the American Soccer indoor leagues becoming an indoor legend in a career of 370 games, scoring 399 times and assisting in 384, before being signed by Everton after successfully […]
Will he be a great signing for Chicago Fire and the MLS? Time will tell but the news is Bastian Schweinsteiger has signed for the MLS club for a reported £70,000 per week. This will make the World Cup winning German one of the ten best paid players in the league. Schweinsteiger is due to […]
NYC FC v Montreal In cold conditions, New York City and Montreal played out a 1-1 draw at the Yankee Stadium. It took until the 43rd minute for the deadlock to be broken and it was NYC who scored first after a scramble in the Montreal goal with Rodney Wallace squeezing the ball into the […]
Graeme Souness had been out of work for over a year after resigning from the manager’s position at Liverpool. He had been linked to various jobs in that time and his name was mentioned for the Middlesbrough role, which eventually went to Bryan Robson. Then, out of the blue, came the news that he had […]
The second round of matches in the new season of MLS captured many people’s imagination. We start at Toyota Park where Chicago Fire took on Real Salt Lake in front of 13,024 fans. Chicago took the lead on 11 minutes, Nemanja Nikolic ran through with some suspicion of offside to slot the ball home. Nikolic […]
In 1991 Swindon were dealt a blow when manager Ossie Ardiles resigned from the Division 2 club and joined Newcastle United. But every cloud has a silver lining. The club approached Glenn Hoddle and offered him the role of player manager. Hoddle had not long returned from France after playing for AS Monaco for 4 […]
After the 1992 European finals there was great hope for Sweden. They had made it to the semi-finals before eventually being knocked out by Germany 3-2. But there was excitement from the supporters. This was perhaps their best team since the 1958 World Cup when they were beaten 5-2 by Brazil in the final. The […]
By the end, Brian Clough was Nottingham Forest through and through. Clough was one of the best managers of his time. But Clough’s final year, not only at Nottingham Forest but in management, was the major disappointment of his 18 year legacy with the club. That final season in 1992/93 was the start of the […]
Andres Escobar was a centre back for Altetico Nacional and Colombia. A player with 51 caps for his country and 222 appearances for his club, he was an accomplished defender who had been offered a contract with AC Milan prior to the World Cup in 1994. However, he lost his life after the 1994 World […]
Back in 2004 there was a lot of noise from America, as D.C. United had signed an unknown 14-year-old in the MLS Super Draft. Fast forward three months and the same young player made his debut, becoming the youngest ever to play in the MLS. Two weeks later, another record broken as he became the […]
The 1996/97 season was a roller-coaster of a ride for all Middlesbrough supporters. They had 3 points deducted for failing to fulfil a fixture against Blackburn Rovers. They were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season – the infamous deduction of 3 points making the difference and condemning the Boro to […]
On the 2nd May 2016, Leicester City were finally crowned champions of England, after Tottenham’s draw with Chelsea. We were treated to footage of the player celebrating at home and the fans outside the stadium all looking like they could not believe it themselves. It was no more than Leicester deserved. They were, over the […]
