Tag: 2000s
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NostalgiaAn ode to Cristiano Ronaldo’s best goal for Man Utd that no one talks about
Cristiano Ronaldo's bullet header stunned Roma.
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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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NostalgiaIconic debuts: Wayne Rooney’s hat-trick against Fenerbahce, 2004
What a way for a player to start.
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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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In DepthWitness to History: Graham Stack on being the Arsenal Invincibles’ No.2
Graham Stack was a witness to history at Arsenal.
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NostalgiaGreat Goals Revisited: Harry Kewell for Leeds v Arsenal, 2003
A great goal from a great player in a great kit.
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NostalgiaRemembering Henrik Larsson’s brief loan spell at Manchester United
He only made 13 appearances for United.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Eidur Gudjohnsen, football’s equivalent to Forrest Gump
Eidur Gudjohnsen squeezed in a lot in his career.
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NostalgiaRemembering the amazing Lyon team of 2005 that rocked Europe
Juninho, Benzema, Essien, Malouda, Abidal...
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NostalgiaLuc Nilis: Ronaldo’s favourite partner and the best striker Villa never had
English football was robbed of a great player...
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In DepthSander Westerveld: I still don’t understand why Liverpool got rid of me
"Keepers make mistakes, but I was winning points."
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In DepthStephane Henchoz on *that* handball, cockiness v Alaves, spitting at Warnock
Stephane Henchoz appears on The Broken Metatarsal.
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NostalgiaWhere are they now? Chelsea’s first starting XI under Roman Abramovich
It's been one hell of a journey under Abramovich.
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NostalgiaComparing the Liverpool team Houllier inherited to the one he passed to Rafa
Gerard Houllier did a lot of good at Liverpool.
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Quick ReadsWhere are they now? Man City’s final XI before the Sheikh Mansour takeover
Things used to be very different at Man City.
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NostalgiaAn ode to Steed Malbranque, a player so wonderful even Tony Blair loved him
We all loved Steed Malbranque. Even Tony Blair.
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NostalgiaRemembering Svetoslav Todorov and Harry Redknapp’s thrilling Pompey
He only had one great season, but what a season.
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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 tribute to Ruud van Nistelrooy and the playground art of goalhanging
Goalhanging is a skill & RVN was a master.
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NostalgiaA detailed recollection of Chelsea 2 Manchester United 2 from 2002
This was peak 2000s Premier League.
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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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NostalgiaA forensic analysis of Zlatan’s remarkable 2004 solo goal for Ajax
When Zlatan scored that goal, everything changed.
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NostalgiaA love letter to Timothée Atouba, once Tottenham’s most entertaining player
For good or bad, Timothee Atouba was a genius.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Tottenham cult hero Gary Doherty, the original Ginger Pele
Gary Doherty is a Spurs cult hero for good reason.
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NostalgiaMario Stanic, Chelsea cult hero and scorer of one of THE great debut goals
Save the best for last? Nah, not Mario Stanić.
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NostalgiaRemembering Steve Coppell’s Reading that finished eighth in the PL
They won the Championship with 106 points...
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NostalgiaIconic debuts: Ruud van Nistelrooy’s double for Man Utd against Fulham
Ruud van Nistelrooy loved playing against Fulham.
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NostalgiaLouis Saha: A brilliant striker, but never better than when at Fulham
It's easy to forget just how good Louis Saha was.