2000s Football
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NostalgiaAn ode to peak Andriy Shevchenko at Milan and his 2001 stunner v Juve
Remembering one of Sheva's finest moments.
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NostalgiaCelebrating Wayne Rooney’s iconic Manchester United debut hat-trick
What a way for a player to start.
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NostalgiaA forensic analysis into Ronaldo’s hat-trick vs Manchester United in 2003
The night O Fenomeno ruled Old Trafford.
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NostalgiaRemembering Henrik Larsson’s brief but brilliant Manchester United loan
He only made 13 appearances for United.
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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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Quick ReadsWhere are they now? Man City’s final XI before Sheikh Mansour takeover
Things used to be very different at Man City.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Eidur Gudjohnsen, football’s Forrest Gump
Eidur Gudjohnsen squeezed in a lot in his career.
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NostalgiaA forensic analysis of the night Real fans stood to applaud Ronaldinho
The night even the Bernabeu applauded Ronaldinho.
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NostalgiaWhen Ronaldinho avoided a slide tackle as easily as you’d sidestep a turd
At times like this he was unstoppable.
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NostalgiaA forensic analysis of Mike Riley’s display in Man Utd 2-0 Arsenal, 2004
Arsenal fans will never forgive Mike Riley for it.
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NostalgiaRecalling Ronaldo’s tough-guy Real Madrid debut & two phenomenal goals
Ronaldo wasted no time at all at Real Madrid.
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NostalgiaAn ode to Steed Malbranque, a man so great even Tony Blair loved him
We all loved Steed Malbranque. Even Tony Blair.
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NostalgiaA forensic analysis of Zlatan’s remarkable 2004 solo goal for Ajax
When Zlatan scored that goal, everything changed.
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NostalgiaAlan Smith’s stunning Man Utd debut goal: ‘Vintage Mark Hughes’
An indication of what might have been.
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NostalgiaRuud van Nistelrooy pointed to his Man Utd glory in his very first game
Ruud van Nistelrooy loved playing against Fulham.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Michael Essien, Chelsea’s man for all things and all seasons
Michael Essien was Chelsea’s Man For All Seasons.
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NostalgiaThe Vincibles: Remembering Spurs’ hilariously bad 2003-04 campaign
If you're going to be bad, be ridiculously bad.
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NostalgiaMario Jardel: Debauchery, drama & a descent from stardom to Bolton flop
Once one of Europe's most lethal strikers.
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NostalgiaRevisiting the brilliant Brazil XI that beat England at the 2002 World Cup
A worrying number of criminal allegations here.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Sami Hyypia – one of Liverpool’s best ever bargain buys
He joined Liverpool as an unknown but left a hero.
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NostalgiaElano at Man City: The rise and fall of a Football Manager hero turned real
Everybody loved Elano.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Gilberto Silva, Arsenal’s unsexy but essential Invincible
Gilberto Silva was the glue that held it together.
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NostalgiaA rare ode to Igor Biscan, Liverpool’s unsung Champions League hero
It's about time we said it: Biscan was decent.
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NostalgiaRevisiting The Guardian’s ’20 future England stars’ list from 2008
An excellent mix of fortunes.
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NostalgiaThe story of Yaya Toure’s ‘completely average’ Arsenal trial against Barnet
Oh what could have been...
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Quick ReadsComparing the Liverpool XI Houllier inherited to the one he gave to Rafa
Gerard Houllier did a lot of good at Liverpool.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Pavel Nedved, the man who successfully replaced Zidane
He replaced Zizou and stayed for eight years.
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NostalgiaA celebration of Paolo Di Canio and his *second* best West Ham goal
Paolo Di Canio was a bit mad. Mad but brilliant.
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NostalgiaA 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 DepthStelios Giannakopoulos: ‘I want to win the Premier League as a coach’
Stelios recalls great times for Bolton and Greece.