FBH Series

Magic in May

Magdeburg 2-0 AC Milan: The Rain-Soaked Night East German Football Conquered Europe

Chris Beaumont -
On 8 May 1974, 1. FC Magdeburg beat AC Milan in Rotterdam to become the only East German club ever to win a major...
Magic in May

Thierry Henry, Highbury and the Last Goal: The Day Arsenal Said Goodbye to Their Perfect Stage

Chris Beaumont -
On 7 May 2006, Arsenal played their final match at Highbury. Thierry Henry scored a hat-trick, kissed the turf, and gave the old ground...
Magic in May

Ronaldo in Paris: The Night Il Fenomeno Made Football Look Too Small

Chris Beaumont -
On 6 May 1998, Ronaldo turned the UEFA Cup final into a private exhibition of speed, control and cruelty. Inter beat Lazio 3-0 in...

Dixie Dean and the Day Sixty Became Football’s Impossible Number

Magic in May

The Heartbeat on the Hill: Valentino Mazzola, Il Grande Torino and the Team That Invented Tomorrow Before the Sky Fell

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Those good ol' days

Those Good Ol' Days

Johan Cruyff at the Bernabéu: The Night Football Changed Direction

Chris Beaumont -
Key Takeaways: • Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona debut changed the rhythm of a struggling side almost immediately • The 5-0 win at the Bernabéu was not just...
Those Good Ol' Days

Euro 96 and the Rebirth of Germany: Unity, Resilience, and Wembley 1996

Chris Beaumont -
The mid-1990s in Europe were a time of profound cultural and political flux, defined by the falling of old barriers and the energetic rise...
Those Good Ol' Days

The Golden Era of Hungarian Football

Chris Beaumont -
Introduction: Setting the Scene In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, Europe was a continent remaking itself. The war had left scars across...

Alfredo Di Stéfano and Real Madrid: The Footballer Who Arrived Before the Future

Those Good Ol' Days

Real Madrid’s Dynasty: The First Five European Cups

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CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS

Contemporary Classics

David Ginola: The Enigmatic Maestro of French Football

Chris Beaumont -
November 1993: The moment that stayed It is late. Too late for improvisation. France need control, nothing more. A point will take them to the World...
Contemporary Classics

Jay-Jay Okocha: The footballer who made people fall in love with the game

Chris Beaumont -
There are footballers who are measured by medals, footballers who are measured by numbers, and footballers who are measured by memory. Jay-Jay Okocha belongs in...
Contemporary Classics

Basque-Only: A Double Edged Sword for Athletic Club

Chris Beaumont -
Today's throwback piece comes from August 2018 and our sister site Tale of Two Halves - with Athletic Club going well in La Liga...

Ronaldinho: Football’s Muhammad Ali

Contemporary Classics

Corinthians and the Casuals: bound by history

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Long Reads

Long Reads

Inter vs Juventus 1998: The Ronaldo Penalty That Italian Football Never Escaped

Chris Beaumont -
On April 26, 1998, Ronaldo Nazário collided with Mark Iuliano inside the Juventus penalty area. Referee Piero Ceccarini waved play on. Seconds later, Juventus...
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Michel Platini: The Genius Who Arrived Before the Game Did

Chris Beaumont -
Turin, May 1985. Michel Platini places the ball down and steps back. The stadium is full, but the atmosphere is wrong. It is loud without...
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Roberto Baggio: The genius football tried to reduce to one penalty

Chris Beaumont -
Pasadena, 1994: the image that refused to leave Roberto Baggio walks back slowly, head down, alone with the noise. The ball has gone over the bar....

Matt Le Tissier: The genius who stayed still while football moved on

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Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet System: Lobanovskyi, Science, and the Rise of the Machine

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