Posts by Benedict O'Neill
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NostalgiaHow Patrice Evra succeeded Gary Neville as Man Utd’s hated hero
Liverpool hate Evra, which made him a bigger hero.
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NostalgiaYossi Benayoun: The featherweight footballer who packed a punch
Benayoun squeezed every last drop from his career.
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NostalgiaThe last goodbye: Celebrating David Beckham’s emotional PSG farewell
Even at 37, Becks could still do it.
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NostalgiaA 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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NostalgiaA ode to Paul Scholes’ sh*t-pinger against Barcelona, his greatest ever
When Paul Scholes briefly forgot his new role.
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Quick Reads12 great goals scored by goalkeepers: Wilson, Alisson, Schmeichel, Poom…
Is there anything better than a keeper scoring?
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NostalgiaThe week Gary Neville became Man Utd’s deadliest goalscorer
The week Nev taught kids how to score goals.
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NostalgiaCash, goals & dictators: Recalling Rivaldo’s spell in Uzbekistan
Rivaldo's career was nothing if not interesting.
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TrendingHarry Maguire put the clown makeup on someone else — & Man Utd immediately scored
The captain still has his uses.
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NostalgiaRobbie Fowler’s return to Liverpool: A flawed but brilliant fairytale
The old dog still had some bite.
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Quick Reads18 of football’s most ridiculous tattoos: Kenedy, Materazzi, Wenger…
Featuring Peppa Peg and Arsene Wenger riding a dog
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Quick ReadsRanking the 43 best and weirdest named football clubs in the world
The brilliant and bizarre of football club names.
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NostalgiaRemembering Fernando Hierro at Bolton: A class act even at 37
Fernando Hierro at Bolton was just wonderful.
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NostalgiaThe last goodbye: How Schweinsteiger became an MLS ‘All-Star’ centre-back
From Man Utd outcast to MLS all-star.
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NostalgiaThe last goodbye: When Andrey Arshavin bossed it in Kazakhstan
Arshavin had a blast in in Almaty.
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NostalgiaChamp Man 03/04, the ‘Diablo’ tactic & when Frank Lampard made it real
They said Diablo wasn't real. Lamps showed them.
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NostalgiaThe mad career of Leonardo & the doc that led him to Feyenoord & Ajax
Leonardo Santiago's got 1/20 for work rate on FM.
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NostalgiaWhen Ben Arfa scored two goals of a lifetime in 92 days at Newcastle
Hatem Ben Arfa scored two worldies in three months
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NostalgiaRemembering Andrea Dossena’s four days as a Liverpool hero
If you don't score many, make them memorable.
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Quick ReadsWhere 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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NostalgiaThe strange story of the Qatari youngster signed by Man Utd – & City
Signed by Man City ahead of Pep Guardiola.
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NostalgiaRemembering Coca-Cola’s strange but brilliant ‘Win a Player’ competition
Who says Coca-Cola is bad for you?
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NostalgiaAll hail Philippe Senderos, the giant who denied Ronaldo, Raul & Zidane
Philippe Senderos was unbeatable in 2005-06.
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NostalgiaWhy Afonso Alves is to blame for people thinking the Eredivisie is crap
Afonso Alves forever changed the way we think.
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NostalgiaThe last goodbye: When mid-30s Ronaldinho cemented his legacy
This wasn't a vain victory lap. It was peak Dinho.