Category - Nostalgia

Lee Trundle: Swansea City’s Magic Man

For supporters of clubs in the Football League Lee Trundle will be remembered as being one of most iconic players to have played across the three leagues...

Clarence Seedorf: No Comparisons Necessary

There are a number of parallels that link Clarence Seedorf with his Dutch compatriot, Edgar Davids. They were both born in Suriname before moving with their...

Jonathan Woodgate: Football’s Mr Glass

The name Jonathan Woodgate evokes special memories for the majority of football fans. His everlasting battles with numerous injury problems are one and...

Real Betis – Periods of Greatness

Too often when someone talks about La Liga, we only hear about the Madrid sides or Barcelona. Very rarely does a club like Real Betis get any mention unless...

Hidetoshi Nakata: The Last Samurai

Hidetoshi Nakata was born in Japan in 1977 and is widely considered the greatest Japanese player of all time; however, this was very nearly not the case as he...

Ali Dia: 53 Minutes of Premier League Infamy

If you’re the manager of a Premier League club and your secretary wants to put a call through to you from “George Weah” odds are you’re at least going to take...

Kevin Keegan: The Hamburg Years

“The mongrel who made it to Crufts” was how Kevin Keegan once described his two European Footballer of the Year awards in 1978 and 79, but although...

Nolberto Solano – The Peruvian Geordie

Nolberto Albino ‘Nol’ Solano Todco – Nolberto Solano for short – was born in Callao, Peru on the 12th December 1974. The youngest of seven, the son of a...

Rivaldo: Not Favoured, Not Forgotten

Some players are inherently likeable: Ronaldinho’s sheer joy to be on the ball inspired many of today’s great players; Roger Milla’s corner flag dance...

Pavel Nedved – The Forgotten World Beater

Calling Pavel Nedved ‘forgotten’ may be a little strong, but for a player of his quality, I don’t hear his name crop up half as much as it should when...