An ode to Luca Toni top scoring in Serie A and being the dog’s bollocks at 38
A celebration of peak Joe Cole: ‘A special player, full of fantasy’
John Barnes: I was p*ssed recording World In Motion and Anfield Rap
Nostalgia
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NostalgiaA celebration of Antonio Cassano’s sex-&-croissants-fuelled Real Madrid career
A good laugh, ol' Antonio.
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NostalgiaRemembering Rafael van der Vaart’s glorious two years at Tottenham
It often pays to look beyond the numbers.
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NostalgiaA tribute to John Arne Riise and his ability to hit a ball very bloody hard
John Arne Riise could kick a ball bloody hard.
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NostalgiaThe story of Mark Viduka, the ‘lazy’ enigma Australia grew to love
There's much more to his story than you may know.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Dwight Yorke & successfully combining playing with partying
Dwight Yorke came to have a good time. And he did.
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NostalgiaA detailed recollection of Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal, one of THE great PL games
One of *the* great games in PL history.
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NostalgiaCash, goals & dictators: Remembering Rivaldo’s spell in Uzbekistan
Rivaldo's career was nothing if not interesting.
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NostalgiaAn ode to Robert Pires, the final touch of class which made Arsenal Invincible
A tribute to one of the Premier League's greatest.
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NostalgiaJohn Terry, Robin van Persie and a slip which made lots of people happy
Football needs a pantomime villain.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Gabriel Batistuta, the long-haired unicorn of 90s football
Gabriel Batistuta was a goalscoring animal
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NostalgiaMatt Jansen, the man who turned down Fergie, & the agony of ‘what if?’
We shouldn't forget just how good Jansen was.
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NostalgiaWhat happened to Francesco Coco, once Clarence Seedorf’s equal?
Ricky Martin is partly to blame.
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Nostalgia10 of the best players who never won a major trophy: Bull, Signori, Le Tissier…
Players can't be judged on the trophies they win.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Sami Hyypia and one of Liverpool’s best ever bargain buys
He joined Liverpool as an unknown but left a hero.
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NostalgiaFrank Lampard at Man City: A pleasing purple patch from out of the blue
Nobody expected him to have such an impact.
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NostalgiaThe story of when Man Utd bought a basketball team – and won the league
They were more successful than the football team.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Jari Litmanen, the ‘Man of Glass’ who just wouldn’t quit
Litmanen refused to let injuries end his career.
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NostalgiaCelebrating 10 years since Joe Kinnear told everyone to f*ck off
Newcastle United's banter era takes some beating.
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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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NostalgiaRevisiting Pelé’s bizarre FIFA 100 list: ‘I’m behind 11 Frenchmen? It’s a joke’
Some of these choices haven't aged well.