Every football club has its cult heroes. For one reason or another, these players stand out from the rest, earning their own nicknames or fan songs and leaving...
Author - Mike Pedley
Argentina has produced a long line of footballing legends. Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi will rightfully go down as two of the greatest footballers to ever...
Even now, several years after his playing career ended, Roy Keane is still a highly prominent footballing figure, and that tells you all you need to know about...
Arguably the greatest Irish goalkeeper of all time, Shay Given enjoyed an astonishing career that spanned more than two decades. He entered the FIFA Century...
Across almost two decades, Damien Duff played a key part in two Premier League victories, as well as two League Cup wins, an appearance in the 2002 UEFA Team...
There are many ways to become a club legend. You can be locally born, and tap into the ‘one of our own’ emotional ties with the fans. You can be the club’s all...
A few notable exceptions aside, full backs are rarely regarded with the same reverence as flashy playmakers or world-class strikers. Liverpool legend Jamie...
Is there any sweeter sight in football than watching an expertly-taken free kick sail past the keeper and into the back of the net? It’s an exceptionally...
Winston Bogarde is a name that will draw a wry smile from plenty of long-time Premier League fans and an angry sigh from a lot of Chelsea supporters. A man who...
Replacing world-class players is never easy, but that was the task Sir Alex Ferguson faced multiple times throughout his reign at Manchester United. One of the...
Goalkeeper Mat Ryan is confident he can be part of Brighton’s development in 2020/21 despite recent transfer speculation. He was a consistent performer...
Players and managers aren’t the only powerful people in the football world. These days, certain football agents are more recognisable than the players...
Few football youth systems have been quite as impressive as the AFC Ajax Youth Academy. From legendary goalscorers like Johan Cruyff and Dennis Bergkamp to...
The transfer window this summer will no doubt be an important one for Arsenal. Reinforcements are badly needed if the club wants to challenge for a Champions...
Usually, when we read about a young footballer, it’s because of their high levels of potential or exciting style of play, but when 17-year-old Joseph Minala...
With the sort of physique that wouldn’t look out of place on an American football field or in a wrestling ring, Adebayo Akinfenwa has always stood out as...
Football fans love to watch young players bursting onto the scene. With their whole careers still ahead of them, these precocious teenage talents seem to have...
A long list of legendary footballers have stepped out onto the turf of Old Trafford, but few ever defined the fighting spirit of the club as dramatically as...
He hasn’t been in England for long, but Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is already working his magic at Stamford Bridge. Despite not having won any major trophies...
On Monday, September 24th, FIFA handed out its ‘The Best’ awards for 2018 in London, rewarding the footballers who were at the top of their game...
The ultimate antithesis of the modern-day, social media-obsessed footballer, James Milner shuns the spotlight, keeps his head down, and quietly gets on with...
Under the Roman Abramovich era, Chelsea has spent hundreds of millions to buy some of the world’s most talented players. During this time, supporters...
Football Manager is one of the most addictive computer games ever released and offers the average bloke an opportunity to manage their own football club in a...