Posts by Benedict O'Neill
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NostalgiaRemembering North Korea’s attempt to disguise a striker as a keeper at WC10
North Korea's genius ploy unfortunately backfired.
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NostalgiaGaining a little World Cup perspective from the Graham Taylor documentary
Have England always had bad luck?
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Quick ReadsRanking Russia’s World Cup squad by how easily they could beat you up
Who's the toughest of them all?
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NostalgiaIs Infernal’s ‘From London to Berlin’ actually the best World Cup song ever?
The Europop banger also predicted the future.
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NostalgiaRoger Milla: A player so remarkable a lie sat unchanged on Wiki for two months
So good even the urban myths are believable.
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Quick ReadsTwenty years of spectacular World Cup boots: R9s, Predators, PUMA Tricks…
Let's get ready for the World Cup of boots.
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In DepthRoberto Carlos, Samuel Eto’o & Bugattis: Whatever happened to Anzhi?
Remember when Anzhi signed Samuel Eto'o?
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In DepthThe perverse joy in Cristiano Ronaldo having no reason to take his shirt off
For once, we didn't see Ronaldo's neck muscles.
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In DepthRemembering when Joleon Lescott ‘pocket’ tweeted a Mercedes pic
Mystery still surrounds the infamous tweet.
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In DepthWhat happened to FC Kallon, the club Mohamed Kallon bought when at Inter?
A tale of sackings, steroids and even a Gaddafi.
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NostalgiaRevisiting the golden age of Pepsi adverts, ft Beckham, Carlos and Totti
David Beckham + Pepsi adverts = pure gold.
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In DepthA min-by-min comparison of Man Utd’s final league games of 2013 and 2018
Two very different final-day games for Man Utd.
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In DepthA brief history of Harry Redknapp’s weird dislike of David Nugent
Harry Redknapp didn't quite take to David Nugent.
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In DepthA celebration of Rory Delap and an early-Prem Stoke side neutrals loved
Back in 2008, everyone was talking about Stoke.
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In DepthLiverpool and Everton have awful songs so I tastefully mixed them together
Judge for yourself how well this experiment went.
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NostalgiaA forensic analysis of Blackburn Rovers’ infamous Venky’s chicken advert
Can Blackburn fans laugh about this yet?
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NostalgiaA celebration of Paul Scholes’ goal against Barcelona – his greatest ever
When Paul Scholes briefly forgot his new role.
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In DepthI tried to rig Fantasy League, only to discover a huge conspiracy
Fantasy League is a snake pit of corruption.
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Quick Reads10 great goals scored by goalkeepers: Brignoli, Schmeichel, Poom, Higuita…
Is there anything better than a keeper scoring?
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In DepthI spent two sad weeks on an Arsenal forum to see if their fans are *that* bad
Do Arsenal fans really deserve their reputation?
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NostalgiaGuti, outrageous back-heels and why unfulfilled potential doesn’t matter
The backheels alone makes Guti worth celebrating.
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NostalgiaI watched Ryan Giggs Secrets & Skills, a complicated VHS with a deep meaning
Ryan Giggs Secrets & Skills has a deeper meaning.
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In DepthAway days: AS Monaco, Radamel Falcao and a fake replica shirt disaster
The Monaco matchday experience is rather unique.
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In DepthHow to get promoted, courtesy of QPR’s ridiculous ‘four-year plan’ documentary
The Four Year Plan is ridiculous but brilliant.
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In DepthNever mind Mohamed Salah, Egypt are taking a 45-year-old to the World Cup
Egypt are taking a 45-year-old to the World Cup.