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The wheels are falling off: Ron Atkinson at Manchester United (part...
Throughout his tenure as manager of Manchester United, Ron Atkinson had relied on his captain Bryan Robson. When Atkinson saw his team stumble at...
Some things have to end: Ron Atkinson at Manchester United (part...
Sunday 15th September 1985. When Ron Atkinson opened the morning papers, he had a lot to be happy about. His Manchester United were top...
Back to the 1970s: 1973 and woe for England (part three)
In previous instalments of our review of 1973, we have looked at the opening months of the year and seen how the domestic honours...
Those good ol' days
Ron Saunders: the unsmiling genius
Nobody could ever have accused Ron Saunders of being a ‘yes’ man or of cultivating a public persona. He was very much the epitome...
The OGs: awful own goals in football history (part one)
Imagine this. It's January 1961 and you're in a hazy Craven Cottage home changing room. Game day, minutes from kick-off. Sheffield Wednesday have rolled...
Arthur Friedenreich: the tiger of Brazil
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To many football fans, the greatest player ever is one that divides opinion and consists of the usual suspects: Pelé, Maradona, Ronaldo, Messi, Cristiano...
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS
The Golden Goal: A melodramatic addition to the rulebook that didn’t...
Sure, there were many highs along its yore, but in this second part of a two-part series, we explore the depths of farcical mishappenings...
Colo-Colo’s Copa Journey: The long winding road to the 91′ Copa...
Colo-Colo are a Chilean institution, engrained with their culture and at the forefront of their sporting pride. A true giant of their country's game,...
The Golden Goal: A melodramatic addition to the rulebook that didn’t...
The last time a golden goal was scored in a major knockout round was against the backdrop of South Korean hysteria and Italian trauma....
Long Reads
Arthur Friedenreich: the tiger of Brazil
http://gty.im/1453193053
To many football fans, the greatest player ever is one that divides opinion and consists of the usual suspects: Pelé, Maradona, Ronaldo, Messi, Cristiano...
Some things have to end: Ron Atkinson at Manchester United (part...
Sunday 15th September 1985. When Ron Atkinson opened the morning papers, he had a lot to be happy about. His Manchester United were top...
Mary Raine: Britain’s first female sports reporter
BBC has just celebrated the anniversary of ‘Sports Report’, a weekly news programme broadcast on the radio at 5 pm every Saturday for the...
