Kevin Keegan: Part Three, Saint Kevin
Keegan had originally signed a two year contract with Hamburg and after playing a major part in their first Bundesliga for nineteen years, he stayed…
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Ballon d’Or: It’s Inevit-Paul
Born Free Paul Labile Pogba was born 15th March 1993 as a result of a pre-conceived plan by his refugee parents to gain permanent settlement…
Kevin Keegan: Head Over Heels in Germany, Part Two
After six years at Liverpool where he became one of the most well-known and recognisable players in Europe, Kevin Keegan felt he needed a new…
Schillaci: When The World Met Toto
They say the ‘brightest stars burn out the fastest’. In the case Salvatore ‘Toto’ Schillaci his star shone blindingly for four weeks in the summer…
Forget Half-and-Half Scarves: Football’s more Authentic Club Friendships
Banners and flags at football grounds across the world have become part of the furniture over recent decades, most commonly used to show affection for…
Quantity over Quality? Juventus heading for more trophies, but at what price?
Last Wednesday’s win away to Tottenham Hotspur saw Juventus progress to another Champions League Quarter Final, their third in four seasons. Their form in Serie…
Vive la Revoluce! Zdenĕk Zeman, Foggia and the Serie A tactical rebellion
“If you score 90 goals then it shouldn’t really worry you how many are conceded.” Zdeněk Zeman Italy’s Serie A in the early 1990’s was…
Paradigm FC
For the coming weeks, in a series of articles, I will be looking at a concept caused by the paradigm of the day and how…
Serie A’s Champions League conundrum
The business end to the Serie A season is drawing in and its not only the Premier League that has the potential for an exciting…
Howe not worried about Begovic
AFC Bournemouth manager, Eddie Howe highlighted that he is not worried about the form of goalkeeper Asmir Begovic as his Bournemouth side prepare to take…
Packing, Kieron Dyer, England and the Media
A few years back, a retired German player by the name of Stefan Reinartz came up with a new metric in football. In short, he…
Vida El Loco – Ten Moments Which Shocked the 1982 World Cup – Final Part
World Cup 1982 is often remembered for the greatest team never to win one, Brazil, or Italy who looked barely fit to deserve a place…
Vida El Loco: Ten Moments Which Shocked The World Cup 1982 – Part Four
World Cup 1982 is often remembered for the greatest team never to win one, Brazil, or Italy who looked barely fit to deserve a place…
Batigol: The legend that was Gabriel Batistuta
There’s a term used in the football world – “natural finisher” – and it is generally reserved for strikers such as Thierry Henry, the original…
Modern Era Legends #2: A Samba Shot Stopper
Welcome back to Modern Era Legends where I look at my footballing idols from the past couple of decades and try to explain why they’re…
Derby della Mole the biggest match in entertaining Serie A weekend
Napoli vs Spal After a disappointing result in the Europa League Maurizio Sarri’s attention turns back to the race for the Serie A crown. Despite…
Andrea Pirlo | Regista
The deep-lying playmaker is a role often used in Italian football at both domestic and international level. The Italians even have their own name for…
How Deep is Your Squad?: Injuries Push Juventus to the Limit
Although it isn’t quite the opening scene from Saving Private Ryan it seems a game doesn’t go by without Juve reporting a new injury. It…
When Three Beat Six: The Common Market Match
Where Wembley’s concerned the numbers six and three can still send shudders down the spine. That was the score when the mighty Magyars of Hungary…
Serie A Preview: Week 23
Benevento vs Napoli The Campania derby between the league leaders and the division’s bottom club takes place on Sunday evening at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito….