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Look through the Spain line-up that won the 2010 World Cup Final, or the Barcelona side that clinched the Champions League at Wembley a year later, and you’ll find only one name who’s still playing fo

Ronaldinho saunters into the Camp Nou lounge an hour late, all perma-smile, high fives and hugs for any of the loitering Barcelona employees. That smile isn’t suppressed by the prospect of four hours

“My first memory of watching football on TV was the 1970 World Cup – I was eight, and Gordon’s save from Pele is still the best I’ve ever seen. I still look back at that save and think, ‘How did he ke

“The first of my great games as a professional, for Atletico Nacional, with the Colombian title at stake. Independiente had nothing to play for except attempting to stop us, their eternal rivals, from

Ask many football fans who their country’s greatest footballer is and it can often spark fierce debate. In Finland, though, there can only be one possible answer: Jari Litmanen. Thirty years ago, Litm

Lionel Messi is this year’s new Maradona, the most exciting teenager in world football, the star shining brightest in a Barcelona team that’s now rivalling Real Madrid’s Galacticos status. Who says so