David Trezeguet’s journey from overlooked outsider to Juve hero
One of the 2000s' deadliest goalscorers.
Articles By Rob Conlon
A forensic analysis of David Batty bullying Sampdoria just for fun
A tribute to the most rock’n’roll footballer ever.
The curious case of Matteo Brighi, once FIFA’s best player in the world
One of football's enigmas.
Why Gigi Buffon, not Marco Materazzi, is to blame for Zizou’s red card vs Italy
The moment the mask slipped.
Clarence Seedorf in Brazil: A perfect swansong in his football utopia
Seedorf and Botafogo were a perfect match.
Fires, threats & friendship: Inside the worst year in Football League history
The incredible story of Doncaster Rovers 1997-98.
A forensic analysis of Zizou’s unreal World Cup 2006 QF display vs Brazil
One of *the* great individual displays.
‘I won 10-0’: When Michael Laudrup ruled El Clasico for Real & Barca
Michael Laudrup is the king of El Clasico.
A celebration of peak Joe Cole: ‘A special player, full of fantasy’
We've got an enormous amount of love for Joe Cole.
Johan Cruyff: An incredibly cool footballer, a terribly uncool musician
Even Johan Cruyff made mistakes.
Arsenal & Leeds used to kick f*ck out of each other and even Wenger loved it
A wonderfully nasty rivalry.
A forensic analysis of the night Real fans stood to applaud Ronaldinho
The night even the Bernabeu applauded Ronaldinho.
Bergkamp’s greatest first touch isn’t that one…or that one – it’s this one
We're just going to watch this on repeat all day.
The greatest goals never scored: Fernando Torres vs Real Madrid, ’09
It takes something special to ruin Cannavaro.
Darren Bent: I celebrated like maniac v Spurs; it was superb at Sunderland
Darren Bent loves Sunderland IDST.
An ode to Dani Osvaldo, the rock ‘n’ roll star football didn’t deserve
We still absolutely love Dani Osvaldo.
‘You lads will go down in folklore’: The inside story of Man Utd 0-1 Leeds
One of the great FA Cup upsets.
A love letter to Luciano Becchio, Leeds United’s unexpected hero
Costs less than Berbatov - and scores more goals.
Robbie Elliott: Asprilla lost a deposit due to bullet holes in the walls
"He was mental. He just had an open house."
Diego Maradona the manager: When the hand of God ruled Argentina
When Argentina embraced the madness.
Sure, Xabi Alonso’s passing was good, but have you seen his goals?
Xabi could hit a ball.
An ode to Paul the Octopus, the true star of the 2010 World Cup
Twelve years on from his death.
The greatest goals never scored: David Batty, Leeds vs Arsenal, 1999
Elland Road would have had to be rebuilt.
The triumph and tragedy of Ronaldinho’s brother’s playing career
Assis was compared to Maradona as a young prospect
The wonderkid ‘better than Cristiano Ronaldo’ who Chelsea couldn’t save
“You think Cristiano is good? Wait to see Fabio."
A forensic analysis into Ronaldo’s hat-trick vs Manchester United in 2003
The night O Fenomeno ruled Old Trafford.
The Joy Of… the elastico: From Sergio Echigo to Ronaldo & Ronaldinho
The skill has stranger origins than you may know.
Forget about Maldini’s defending and just *look* at his wondergoals
It's quality, not quantity, that counts.
The mystery of Mario Rosas, the man Xavi called ‘a mix of Laudrup & Messi’
Xavi still remembers Mario Rosas.