Posts by Benedict O'Neill
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Quick Reads
13 great goals scored by goalkeepers: Provedel, Alisson, Schmeichel, Poom…
Is there anything better than a keeper scoring?
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Nostalgia
When Keegan made Michael Owen a midfielder to save Newcastle’s season
A brief yet brilliant experiment.
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Nostalgia
Ranking all 10 goals from Manchester United 8-2 Arsenal
A truly ridiculous game of football.
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Quick Reads
Trying to understand how Xavi ended up winning the lottery in Qatar
"I’m happy I opened an Al Dana Savings account".
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Nostalgia
An ode to Dwight Yorke & successfully combining playing with partying
Dwight Yorke came to have a good time. And he did.
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Nostalgia
Filippo Inzaghi was so lethal he won the UCL in the worst form of his life
Two league goals all year, then two in the final.
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Nostalgia
The last goodbye: How Deco rediscovered & conquered Brazil
He saw out his career in style at Fluminense.
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Nostalgia
Recalling Luis Figo’s stint at Inter when he was accused of killing a cat
Figo won four titles. He didn't kill a black cat.
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Frank Lampard at Man City: A perfect purple patch from out of the blue
Nobody expected him to have such an impact.
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Nostalgia
Denilson: From Real Betis’ world-record signing to snubbed by Bolton
Denilson had a really strange career.
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Nostalgia
Remembering the brochure that got Michael Owen a move to Man Utd
Would Man Utd have signed Michael Owen without it?
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Quick Reads
Where are they now? Man Utd’s U21 team in Marcus Rashford’s last game
Not everyone has enjoyed the same success.
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In Depth
What happened to Ganso? Neymar’s best friend & the goose with too few golden eggs
Socrates called Ganso the best of his generation.
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Nostalgia
A brief history of Harry Redknapp’s weird dislike of David Nugent
Harry Redknapp didn't quite take to David Nugent.
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Quick Reads
9 famous wondergoals your nan could have scored from Ben Afra to Yeboah
Anybody could replicate these wondergoals.
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Quick Reads
Ranking the 43 best and weirdest named football clubs in the world
The brilliant and bizarre of football club names.
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Nostalgia
A celebration of Rory Delap and an early-Prem Stoke side neutrals loved
Back in 2008, everyone was talking about Stoke.
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Nostalgia
Remembering the short-lived Silver Goal & the 2004 Czech side it robbed
It was meant to prevent negative play. It didn't.
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Quick Reads
15 of the silliest transfers of Serie A’s golden age: Ventola, Amoroso, Coco
Because who doesn't like spunking a load of money?
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Nostalgia
A tribute to Kaka, the ‘rare piece of talent’ who belonged to Jesus
We still rue the fact Kaka never came to England.
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Nostalgia
How Patrice Evra succeeded Gary Neville as Man Utd’s hated hero
Liverpool hate Evra, which made him a bigger hero.
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Nostalgia
Yossi Benayoun: The featherweight footballer who packed a punch
Benayoun squeezed every last drop from his career.
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Nostalgia
The last goodbye: Celebrating David Beckham’s emotional PSG farewell
Even at 37, Becks could still do it.
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Nostalgia
A tribute to the great John O’Shea, Manchester United’s court jester
John O'Shea was always in on the joke.
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Nostalgia
A ode to Paul Scholes’ sh*t-pinger against Barcelona, his greatest ever
When Paul Scholes briefly forgot his new role.