“brazil had r9 up front, plus ronaldinho, kaka, roberto carlos, cafu... and i got man of the match!”

You were subbed on and off in 11 minutes on your Blackburn debut, then scored the winning penalty in a League Cup tie in your second game. That must have been a whirlwind? Blackburn are my hometown cl

Many kids come from council estates, but not many came from a council estate in Camden Town, when Britpop was at its peak. It was the ’90s, Oasis were huge and Noel Gallagher would go to the boozer wi

You worked with the great Brian Clough at Sunderland, Derby and Nottingham Forest. How was your relationship with him? Initially, I was in his bad books. When I joined Sunderland as an apprentice, he

You don’t usually join Chelsea halfway through a Club World Cup. And you definitely don’t normally land at the tournament, lace up your boots, then immediately win the thing. Joao Pedro, apparently, d

The England legend talks Denis Charvet, punditry and the magic of the Champions Cup

West Ham is a very traditional club, well known to football fans everywhere. From the first contact I had with them, I was surprised but excited by their interest, especially coming from their new bos