by jakepjohnson on August 5th, 2008
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While not as modern or famous as previous entrants Scholes, Maldini and Ronaldo, the fourth living legend is more important and remarkable than them all. After all, not many players are capped for three different countries…
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by jakepjohnson on July 17th, 2008
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After over 1,000 senior appearances, five European Cups, 126 caps for the Azzurri and nearly a quarter of a century at AC Milan, Paolo Maldini considered retiring. The world was ready to pay tribute to one of the world’s greatest defenders and a beacon of the word “loyalty”. Maldini had other plans. As AC Milan […]
by stresster on May 21st, 2008
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It’s not every day that a book goes on sale which really encapsulates what it means to support a football team. The most famous one is perhaps Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch, where the author relates Arsenal’s success and failures to his own personal life.
Up until this point, there has been very little to rival […]