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You played for seven clubs across six different countries and captained your nation at two World Cups. What moments stand out from your career? What I appreciate most is that I left my mark at all of

FLAMENGO 0FLUMINENSE 2 Campeonato Carioca, 1997 “My Flamengo debut was so special because it was against Fluminense, a classic rivalry, and making my debut at the Maracana was really thrilling. Unfort

During the past 30 seasons, no club from outside the current top five leagues has won the Champions League… except Porto in 2004. The Portuguese side’s journey to glory remains the Champions League er

What was the first game you ever attended? My first Nottingham Forest game wasn’t actually until 1994 and it was against Manchester City at Maine Road. My dad’s a Liverpool fan and, living in Worksop,

GARETH SOUTHGATE “I played with Gareth at Aston Villa, and after the last FA Cup final at the old Wembley, when we lost to Chelsea in 2000, we had a post-final dinner. Having lost, you can imagine, it

As they set out on the road to the 2026 World Cup, Bulgaria are dreaming of recreating their famous summer of 1994. But, as Rumen Paytashev explains, it might prove difficult for the current crop to emulate that Golden Generation