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Exploring the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member nations –and beyond

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The rise of Union Saint-Gilloise from the second tier to Belgian champions has been one of European football’s most remarkable stories of recent years, and their English centre-back has been at the heart of it

At Baileys nightclub in Leicester in 1975, Frank Worthington dressed up as Elvis Presley (below) and belted out the hits of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll. The iconic forward worshipped Elvis, and did his

Some statements are just destined to make their speaker look foolish from the moment they leave their lips. On September 4, 1976, it was the turn of Lindsay Parsons to find that out. Bristol Rovers’ s

Dimitar Berbatov seemed to be running harmlessly towards the Old Trafford corner flag, when he unleashed the skill he’d been working on in his living room. Sprinting to prevent Anderson’s pass from go