Tag: 1990s
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NostalgiaWhen a player from every club raced 100m – & the one with a hangover won
We'd give anything for this to come back.
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NostalgiaAn ode to Daniel Amokachi, Everton cult hero and the best sub never made
Daniel Amokachi is the ultimate Everton cult hero.
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NostalgiaHow Teddy Sheringham won over Man Utd fans as The King’s replacement
Teddy Sheringham was not an instant Man Utd hero.
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NostalgiaPearce: Venables said ‘Are you f*cking sure?’ when I went to take Spain pen
"You've got to stand up and take another."
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NostalgiaRemembering when Coventry became pawns in a Real Madrid transfer saga
When Real Madrid needed help from Gordon Strachan.
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In DepthVinnie Jones: I’d swap Hollywood for football; I wanted QPR job
Vinnie Jones would swap Hollywood for football.
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NostalgiaGigi Simoni: I never asked Ronaldo to run, he just needed to play
Gigi Simoni on the great Serie A season of 97-98.
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NostalgiaA tribute to the sometimes wonderful Alen Boksic, football’s Rubik’s Cube
A tribute to the absolute master of the chip.
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NostalgiaRemembering Georgi Kinkladze’s bittersweet first season at Man City
An immense talent, remembered fondly even now
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NostalgiaIván ‘Bam Bam’ Zamorano: A man so committed to No.9 he wore 1+8
The man so committed to being a No.9 he wore 1+8.
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NostalgiaA detailed recollection of Newcastle 7 Tottenham 1 in December 1996
This was the Newcastle Entertainers at their best.
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NostalgiaPaul Ince: The Man Utd side of 1994 was better than the Treble winners
"You would say that we had the edge."
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NostalgiaIan Taylor remembers the day Villa beat Arsenal to top the Premiership
Remember when Aston Villa were top at Christmas?
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In DepthFabrizio Ravanelli: I loved everything about my season with Boro
We spoke to Fabrizio Ravanelli. It made us happy.
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NostalgiaEmmanuel Petit on Arsenal, Wenger & his regret he didn’t join Man Utd
Emmanuel Petit wanted to join Man Utd in 2001.
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Quick Reads12 of the best cameo appearances in Renford Rejects: Zola, Redknapp…
Fondly remembered by any football-obsessed 90s kid
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In DepthRob Jones on realising a dream at Liverpool & the pain of early retirement
Rob Jones realised a dream but had to give it up.
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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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Nostalgia10 of the best playmakers of the 90s: Zizou, Laudrup, Baggio, Bergkamp…
Who is your favourite playmaker from the 1990s?
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QuizzesCan you name the first ever Premier League Team of the Year?
Do you remember the first Premier League season?
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In DepthFires, threats & friendship: Inside the worst season in Football League history
The incredible story of Doncaster Rovers 1997-98.
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NostalgiaA forensic analysis of Messi and Bergkamp’s World Cup wonder goals
The work of two geniuses.
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NostalgiaHow to stop Colombia? Recalling when Míchel grabbed Valderrama’s balls
A tactic for England against Colombia, perhaps?
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Quick ReadsSeven hilarious Jason McAteer stories: Roy Keane, Bono, The Rolling Stones
Featuring plenty of Razor Ruddock.
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NostalgiaRivaldo: The story of a great player in a not so great Barcelona team
His free-kicks alone were worth the entrance fee.
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NostalgiaRoger Milla: A player so amazing a lie sat unchanged on Wiki for two months
So good even the urban myths are believable.
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NostalgiaRobbie Elliott: Asprilla lost his deposit as there were bullet holes in the walls
"He was mental. He just had an open house."
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Quick ReadsRemembering Gazza’s tears: ‘There wasn’t anything he couldn’t do’
The moment football changed a nation.
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NostalgiaSean Dundee: I should have worked harder; I wasn’t fit enough at Liverpool
Sean Dundee hugely regrets his time at Liverpool.
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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.