Posts By Dave Long
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6.0KTimelessJuan Román Riquelme: The archetypal Argentine number 10
Argentina has always had a love affair with the number 10 shirt; Diego Maradona, Ariel Ortega, Riquelme and Lionel Messi are just...
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4.8KTimelessJohan Cruyff – The real founder of beautiful football (Part-2)
Described as “Pythagoras in boots” and winner of three consecutive Ballon d’Or titles, Johan Cruyff was Europe’s first football superstar. A pupil...
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4.3KTimelessWayne Rooney: Living long enough to see himself become the villain
September 2002, Everton were expected to gallantly fail to stop an Arsenal side who had finished Premier League runners-up the season before,...
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4.5KPOVEuropean Super League: All clubs are equal, but some clubs are more equal than others
The idea of a ‘European Super League’ has been talked about for decades, ever since the formation of the Premier League and...
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3.9KSpecialsPositive Influence: The chance for modern footballers to create change
Footballers have long been pigeonholed as self-serving and vacuous, with no real connection to the fans who flock to watch them every...
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7.8KTimelessClass War: The story of the Buenos Aires Superclásico
Regularly ranked atop the list of most passionate derbies, the Buenos Aires derby, dubbed the Superclásico, is arguably the most intense and...
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2.8KSpecialsEngland 2018: Looking back and the road ahead
On 27th June, 2016, England had 72 minutes to score a goal against Iceland, the smallest team to have ever qualified for...
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2.9KPOVWhat went wrong for African teams at the World Cup 2018?
The FIFA World Cup 2018 has given us plenty of historical moments; England made their first World Cup Semi Finals in decades,...
