“jim smith let me pick the bus music on the way to my derby debut – we arrived at old trafford to the sound of salsa!”

Everywhere Christian Vieri went, he scored goals. Only two players have ever won both Serie A’s Capocannoniere award and La Liga’s Pichichi Trophy, as top scorer: Vieri, then Cristiano Ronaldo. Born i

You’re known as a footballer and as a musician. Which was your first love? Oh, football. I was crazy about it from as early as I can remember – both playing and watching. Like most people, it wasn’t u

Born and raised in Melbourne, you joined Celtic’s academy as a teenager. How did that move happen? A youth scout in Australia spotted me and arranged a trial that, to my surprise, ended in an offer fo

SOUTHAMPTON 1NEWCASTLE 0 First Division, 1989 “I joined mid-season from Millwall – when we played Newcastle, we hadn’t won for more than 20 games and were staring at relegation. In the last minute, th

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

What was the first game you ever attended? Chelsea against Blackpool in 1971 when I was five. I went with my friend Phil and his older brother, who was about 15 or 16 and was looking after us for the