On this day · 2022
Big Ron as a BaggieWhen West Brom almost won the league
Looking back at the time when Ron Atkinson almost achieved the unthinkable by taking West Brom to within an inch of the title
From the archive today
- Long ReadsA-Revie-derci: When England waved goodbye to their chances of qualifying for Argentina ’78
- Long Reads1976 and the Bicentennial Soccer Cup tournament
- Adriano: The Emperor of MilanAdriano: the emperor of Milan Part 1
- Hajduk Split: DevotionHajduk SplitDevotion Part 1
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Euro 96 & Britpop
It was the summer the football shirt became fashion, Britpop ruled the radio and Gareth Southgate's… 31 pieces
The 1970s
Ten shilling notes, Page 3, long hot summers and Don Revie's bridge over troubled water. Back… 38 pieces
The 1980s
It was a decade when English football seemed determined to make itself unwatchable, and yet so… 31 pieces
The 1990s
The decade the game got its new clothes, seen mostly from the cheaper seats. Rangers chase… 23 pieces
The Great Managers
The tracksuit, the sheepskin and the shouting. This hub is about the men who made the… 52 pieces
Liverpool & the Boot Room
A small room at Anfield and some of the best football brains in Europe. The Boot… 13 pieces
Unsung Heroes
Every club has someone whose name gets a knowing nod in the pub and a blank… 40 pieces
Mavericks & Goal Kings
These are the players for whom the rules were more of a suggestion. Romario gets a… 21 pieces
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