The food sold in the ground. Everyone expects changes when new owners take over at a football club. Most of the time this means replacing the manager, bringing in some new people and perhaps looking ...

A celebration of These Football Times’ writers’ favourite stars of the 2000s, from Xabi Alonso and Kaka to Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry ...

In an era of defined positions and rigid tactics, a lanky winger glad in Liverpool red broke the mould. Steve McManaman had all the qualities of a true winger. As a footballer, his talent was never a ...

TEAMING UP WITH THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CLUBS AND BRANDS, AWARD-WINNING CONTENT BY SOME OF THE GAME’S FINEST AUTHORS, ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS. No fillers, no compromise. Football as it should be. We’re on a ...

The 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea was a tournament of shocks and surprises, with a touch of genuine quirkiness thrown in for good measure. Never before had European audiences been treated to ...

THERE IS A WELL-TOLD TALE, one shrouded in layers of conspiracy and confusion, of the saga that preceded Alfredo Di Stéfano’s transfer to Real Madrid. The details are different depending on who you ...

With the exception of Prato, whose digits have been greatly inflated by Far East Asian immigration in recent decades, there’s just one name amongst the 23 most populous cities in Italy never to have ...

The history of football is often told as one of the great sides emerging before slipping away and passing that mantle to others. Despite that, there had been something crushingly perfect about ...

From the relentless Grand Slam dominance of the Williams sisters to the squabbling rock ‘n’ roll petulance of the Gallagher brothers, there are few things in life capable of compelling the masses more ...

Many bands have penned odes to their hometowns over time, singing the praises of their local streets and parks. The Beatles waxed lyrical over Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields; The Kinks invited us to ...

Illustration by Federico Manasse The legendary Dinamo Kyiv side marshalled by Valeriy Lobanovskyi was widely viewed as a precise, scientific machine with clearly-defined roles. But there was one spark ...

As a badge commonly cited as one of the best in football, one could be forgiven for viewing the black line that sits above Colo-Colo’s crest as an eyesore. Despite its bland nature in comparison to ...