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Patrick Ryan

Joined 26 Oct 2021

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Planet Football writer.

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Alex Ferguson Manchester United

Patrick Ryan 27 Oct 2026

How Ferguson saved himself from the brink of the sack at Man Utd

Scoring from halfway out never loses its wow factor.

Patrick Ryan 19 Oct 2026

13 of the most jaw-dropping halfway line goals: Rooney, Kane, Rivaldo, Alonso…

Cape Verde players celebrate holding Spain to a goalless draw.

Patrick Ryan 16 Jun 2026

The 9 biggest upsets in international football after Cape Verde shock Spain

Freddy Adu and Cherno Samba both failed to match their Championship Manager hype.

Patrick Ryan 14 Jul 2025

11 Championship Manager legends who were useless in real life: Adu, Samba…

Manchester City player Denis Law posing for a photo at Maine Road, Manchester, August 1973.

Patrick Ryan 17 Jan 2025

Celebrating the Denis Law backheel that didn’t relegate Man Utd

Premier League top four finishes managers featuring Liverpool Jurgen Klopp Unai Emery Aston Villa Arsenal Mikel Arteta

Patrick Ryan 21 May 2024

Ranking every Premier League team by their number of top-four finishes

Weirdest American players in Premier League history (l-r): Jermaine Jones, John Harkes, Ian Feuer

Patrick Ryan 22 Mar 2024

Ranking the 13 weirdest American signings in Premier League history

Fowler Yeboah Shearer Hat-Tricks

Patrick Ryan 03 Sep 2023

When Shearer, Yeboah and Fowler all scored PL hat-tricks on the same day

Frank Lampard for Chelsea, London, Stamford Bridge, May 2004.

Patrick Ryan 17 Aug 2023

Chelsea’s last 10 signings before Roman Abramovich and how they fared

Adama Traore playing for FC Barcelona in the La Liga match against Cadiz. Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain. 18 April 2022

Patrick Ryan 17 Jul 2023

Oriol Romeu next: 8 La Masia graduates who returned to Barcelona

Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele during their Premier League victory over Bolton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge, London, October 2005.

Patrick Ryan 21 Jun 2023

Nkunku next: Ranking Chelsea’s 20 French players in the PL era

Jose Mourinho with the Champions League trophy after Porto won the competition, Gelsenkirchen, Arena AufSchalke, 26 May 2004 .

Patrick Ryan 01 Jun 2023

Every European final Jose Mourinho has managed in & how he fared

Pep Guawinning the Bundesliga with rdiola celebrates Bayern Munich by drinking a beer, Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, 14 May 2016.

Patrick Ryan 11 Apr 2023

The Guardiola paradox: Analysing Pep’s glorious Bayern Munich failure

Guti during the Real Madrid v Sevilla La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain. February 2006.

Patrick Ryan 15 Jan 2023

8 of Guti’s filthiest assists for Real Madrid ft. backheel for Zizou & more

Lothar Matthaus for West Germany in the World Cup Final against Argentina in 1990, 8 July 1990, Olympic Stadum, Rome Italy.

Patrick Ryan 22 Nov 2022

Messi & Ronaldo next: The three players to play at 5 World Cups