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FIFA World Cup 1986: The final four in action as the...
Day 21, 25th June 1986
The World Cup needed a couple of days off, just to catch its breath after the two knockout rounds so far....
The Zambian Icon: Godfrey Chitalu #2
Continuing from last week's piece introducing Godfrey Chitalu, we pick up with the deadly striker's goal record. Although the excitement of playing behind him,...
El Diego in Andalusia: Maradona’s time with Sevilla
On March 24, 1991, Diego Maradona would play his last ever match for Napoli, where they beat Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris 4-1. A...
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FIFA World Cup 1986: The final four in action as the...
Day 21, 25th June 1986
The World Cup needed a couple of days off, just to catch its breath after the two knockout rounds so far....
FIFA World Cup 1986: Controversy in England’s clash with Argentina that...
Day 20, 22nd June 1986
We’d already had some big games in this tournament. Argentina v Italy, France v Italy, France v Brazil. But this one...
Time Machine: The night Michael Owen shook up the world with...
This summer the name of the former England international Michael Owen has been mentioned in households across the country, in the newspapers...
Those good ol' days
El Diego in Andalusia: Maradona’s time with Sevilla
On March 24, 1991, Diego Maradona would play his last ever match for Napoli, where they beat Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris 4-1. A...
The Zambian Icon: Godfrey Chitalu #1
So far, it has been a good month for Zambian football. The COSAFA Cup looms large in July and the men’s national team has...
The colour of football boots: The reason why football was better...
It’s fair to say, I have spent most of my adult life recalling how the game during the Seventies and so my youth, was...
