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October 24 has a bizarre habit of destroying football giants
From the Battle of the Buffet to Liverpool's five-goal blitz at Old …
18 hours ago
On This Day in Football: October 21
From the birth of Paco Gento and Nemanja Vidić to chaotic Champions …
3 days, 19 hours ago
On This Day in Football: October 07
From the wet turf of Wembley to the roaring crowds of Shenyang …
2 weeks, 3 days agoFrom Wayne Rooney's debut to Bernabéu shockers: Football's wildest September 28
September 28 delivered iconic European upsets, record debuts, and defensive masterclasses, from …
3 weeks, 5 days agoOn This Day in Football: September 27
From Francesco Totti's birth to Jamie Vardy dismantling Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, …
3 weeks, 6 days agoSeptember 26 is secretly the most unhinged date in football history
From Paolo Di Canio shoving a referee to Bruno Fernandes scoring after …
4 weeks agoOn This Day in Football: September 24
From Barcelona destroying Real Madrid at Les Corts to Antonio Conte reinventing …
1 month agoOn This Day in Football: September 23
From Sir Alex Ferguson’s darkest afternoon at Maine Road to Liverpool’s double-digit …
1 month agoSeptember 21 has a weird habit of breaking football's biggest empires
From England's historic 1949 fall at Goodison Park to Leicester's 5-3 miracle …
1 month agoOn This Day in Football: September 16
From the first live television broadcast at Highbury in 1937 to Alessandro …
1 month, 1 week agoWhy September 14 is one of European football's wildest calendar dates
From Günter Netzer's famous rebellion to Norwich tearing down Man City and …
1 month, 1 week agoOn This Day in Football: September 09
From the founding of VfB Stuttgart in 1893 to Lionel Messi surpassing …
1 month, 2 weeks agoStadium infernos, rent fights, and wild debuts: how August 24 made history
From Everton leaving Anfield in 1892 to Vincent Kompany debuting in 2008, …
2 months agoFrom Michael Knighton to Eden Hazard, August 19 Always Delivers Chaos
August 19 has brought pitch stunts, media meltdowns, debut wondergoals, and European …
2 months agoAugust 18 brought Michu's magic, Mourinho's return, and Ronaldo's debut
August 18 delivered Just Fontaine's birth, Michu's bargain masterclass, Mourinho's Chelsea comeback, …
2 months agoOn This Day in Football: August 14
From Kevin Keegan's Anfield debut in 1971 to Bayern Munich's historic 8-2 …
2 months, 1 week agoAugust 13 delivered Shearer's birth, Wembley red cards, and Pep's City debut
From Celtic Park opening in 1892 to Alan Shearer's birth, Roy Keane's …
2 months, 1 week agoOn This Day in Football: August 11
From Wembley showdowns to Olympic heartbreaks, August 11 has witnessed iconic debuts, …
2 months, 1 week ago
English football hasn't learned a damn thing in fifty years
Former Norwich defender Tony Powell spent 35 years in exile to live …
2 months, 2 weeks agoOn This Day in Football: August 08
A deep dive into August 08, from the dawn of the Wenger-Ferguson …
2 months, 2 weeks ago