‘If only he’d joined earlier’: Ali Benarbia’s glorious spell at Man City
Ask a Man City fan how much they love this guy.
Articles By Tom Victor
In one pirouette, Zidane showed why sometimes it’s better not to score
Zidane's brilliance showed how he was still human.
Saluting Carlos Vela and his brilliant debut hat-trick for Arsenal
Full debuts don't come much better than this.
A tribute to Rafael, an embodiment of Man Utd’s Sir Alex Ferguson era
The Brazilian had something special about him.
A tribute to Pavel Nedved, the man who successfully replaced Zidane
He replaced Zizou and stayed for eight years.
A forensic analysis of Ibrahimovic’s remarkable 2004 solo goal for Ajax – his best ever?
When Zlatan scored that goal, everything changed.
How the football Gods conspired to deny Walcott hero status at Arsenal
Theo Walcott could have been an Arsenal hero.
How TWO Arsenal outfielders ended up in goal on loan at West Ham
Outfielders playing in goal is brilliant.
Djibril Cisse: A wonderful striker denied Liverpool greatness by injury
Cisse could have become one of the greats...
When Gus Poyet scored the goal of a lifetime yet Zola still stole the glory
The scissor-volley wasn't even the best part...
Wayne Bridge: I didn’t see my quality & thought Man City paid too much for me
Wayne Bridge's career was riddled with self-doubt.
Remembering Attilio Lombardo’s bizarre 18 months at Crystal Palace
Attilio Lombardo at Palace kept getting weirder.
David Silva: A man who deserves a Zizou-style portrait more than most
To appreciate David Silva, you have to watch him.
A tribute to Daniele de Rossi and the responsibility of hometown heroes
There aren’t many like him.
Ranking Manchester United’s 23 weirdest Premier League signings
Some long-forgotten names in here.
Remembering Ramon Quiroga and the World Cup’s funniest ever foul
When your keeper is nicknamed El Loco, expect fun.
A celebration of Paolo Di Canio and his *second* best West Ham goal
Paolo Di Canio was a bit mad. Mad but brilliant.
Remembering Georgi Kinkladze’s bittersweet first season at Man City
An immense talent, remembered fondly even now
An ode to Patrick Kluivert, a proper striker who peaked too early
Imagine achieving so much as a teenager.
Of course Ronaldinho meant to chip David Seaman – he’s Ronaldinho
Of course he meant it. He meant everything.
‘Belief and hunger’: How Jamaica made it to their first World Cup in 98
It was quite the journey for the Reggae Boyz.
Remembering Nick Powell’s right man, wrong time spell at Man Utd
Powell was a man out of time at Old Trafford.
Juve played a game of chicken so well it made the most ridiculous CL goal ever
No goal this good can ever make sense.
Remembering the Chelsea team of 96-97 that changed English football
Chelsea started to get really sexy in 1996-97...
An ode to Maxi Rodriguez, Liverpool cult hero who made time stand still
We'll never forget *that* goal for Argentina.
Man Utd twice found themselves in a teen movie – & Kaka was the jock
Even Fergie's Man Utd couldn't stop prime Kaka.
Football as performance art: Luis Suarez’s two nutmegs on David Luiz
To pull this off twice in one game is perfection.
A love letter to Andres D’Alessandro, River Plate legend & Pompey hero
If only he'd stayed in the Premier League longer.
Ranking Manchester City’s 26 weirdest Premier League signings
All that money only helps the weirdness.
A tribute to Laurent Robert, scorer of Newcastle’s most inexplicable goals
We're still scared of Laurent Robert's left foot.