A tribute to Kaka, the ‘rare piece of talent’ who belonged to Jesus
We still rue the fact Kaka never came to England.
Articles By Benedict O'Neill
Ranking the 43 best and weirdest named football clubs in the world
The brilliant and bizarre of football club names.
Frank Lampard at Man City: A perfect purple patch from out of the blue
Nobody expected him to have such an impact.
Celebrating Alex Ferguson & Arsene Wenger’s vicious ‘snood’ wars
Hold yer da back, he's gonna be fuming.
Remembering the week Gary Neville became Man Utd’s deadliest goalscorer
The week Nev taught kids how to score goals.
An ode to Joe Kinnear & his iconic sweary rant at Newcastle United
Newcastle United's banter era takes some beating.
15 of the silliest transfers of Serie A’s golden age: Ventola, Amoroso, Coco
Because who doesn't like spunking a load of money?
Remembering North Korea’s attempt to disguise a striker as a keeper at the 2010 World Cup
North Korea's genius ploy unfortunately backfired.
A celebration of Ronaldo fan sites of the early 2000s – ‘My header is bad’
If this doesn't make you nostalgic, nothing will.
13 great goals scored by goalkeepers: Provedel, Alisson, Schmeichel, Poom…
Is there anything better than a keeper scoring?
When Keegan made Michael Owen a midfielder to save Newcastle’s season
A brief yet brilliant experiment.
Ranking all 10 goals from Manchester United 8-2 Arsenal
A truly ridiculous game of football.
Trying to understand how Xavi ended up winning the lottery in Qatar
"I’m happy I opened an Al Dana Savings account".
An ode to Dwight Yorke & successfully combining playing with partying
Dwight Yorke came to have a good time. And he did.
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.
The last goodbye: How Deco rediscovered & conquered Brazil
He saw out his career in style at Fluminense.
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.
Denilson: From Real Betis’ world-record signing to snubbed by Bolton
Denilson had a really strange career.
Remembering the brochure that got Michael Owen a move to Man Utd
Would Man Utd have signed Michael Owen without it?
Where are they now? Man Utd’s U21 team in Marcus Rashford’s last game
Not everyone has enjoyed the same success.
What happened to Ganso? Neymar’s best friend & the goose with too few golden eggs
Socrates called Ganso the best of his generation.
A brief history of Harry Redknapp’s weird dislike of David Nugent
Harry Redknapp didn't quite take to David Nugent.
9 famous wondergoals your nan could have scored from Ben Afra to Yeboah
Anybody could replicate these wondergoals.
A celebration of Rory Delap and an early-Prem Stoke side neutrals loved
Back in 2008, everyone was talking about Stoke.
Remembering the short-lived Silver Goal & the 2004 Czech side it robbed
It was meant to prevent negative play. It didn't.
How Patrice Evra succeeded Gary Neville as Man Utd’s hated hero
Liverpool hate Evra, which made him a bigger hero.
Yossi Benayoun: The featherweight footballer who packed a punch
Benayoun squeezed every last drop from his career.
The last goodbye: Celebrating David Beckham’s emotional PSG farewell
Even at 37, Becks could still do it.
A tribute to the great John O’Shea, Manchester United’s court jester
John O'Shea was always in on the joke.
A ode to Paul Scholes’ sh*t-pinger against Barcelona, his greatest ever
When Paul Scholes briefly forgot his new role.