Remembering when Shevchenko caused Roman and Jose to break up
Remembering when De Gea got absolutely tw*atted by Andy Carroll – & lived to tell the tale
Iconic debuts: Danny Rose, a worldie & Arsenal’s shattered title dreams
Nostalgia
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NostalgiaSaluting Carlos Vela and his brilliant debut hat-trick for Arsenal
Full debuts don't come much better than this.
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NostalgiaHow Ronaldo’s brilliance left 5 great Brazilian strikers in the shadows
Imagine having to compete with O Fenomeno.
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NostalgiaA celebration of Ronaldo fan sites of the early 2000s – ‘My header is bad’
If this doesn't make you nostalgic, nothing will.
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NostalgiaAn ode to Alex Song & the stupidest red card in football history
A moment of madness at the World Cup.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Rafael, an embodiment of Man Utd’s Sir Alex Ferguson era
The Brazilian had something special about him.
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NostalgiaAn ode to Gary Lineker at Barcelona: King of El Clasico and almost-legend
A three-year spell of highs and lows.
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NostalgiaThe day Pele escaped a coup in Nigeria by pretending to be a pilot
We haven't seen Messi do anything nearly as cool.
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NostalgiaThe day Pep assisted all three goals of an outrageous Romario hat-trick
What a connection they had.
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NostalgiaAn ode to Marcel Desailly, ‘the rock’ on which Chelsea built their success
Desailly was a crucial part of Chelsea's ascent.
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NostalgiaAn ode to the six words that left Keane, Wright and Neville cackling like schoolchildren
When Roy Keane starts laughing, you've hit gold.
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NostalgiaThe story of Kevin Keegan’s farcical second coming at Newcastle United
Broken promises and unfulfilled potential.
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NostalgiaWhen Shearer, Yeboah and Fowler all scored PL hat-tricks on the same day
A wild day of Premier League football.
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NostalgiaAn ode to Transfer Deadline Day & Jim White’s imperial phase
We miss the days of overhyped mayhem from SSN.
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Nostalgia‘He did things normal players don’t do’ – An ode to Alvaro Recoba at Inter
He didn't fulfil his potential, but what a player.
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NostalgiaWhen Keegan made Michael Owen a midfielder to save Newcastle’s season
A brief yet brilliant experiment.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Pavel Nedved, the man who successfully replaced Zidane
He replaced Zizou and stayed for eight years.