“it looked as if ali dia had never played football – we couldn’t believe he was on the pitch”

Aged 11, you left Reunion Island, near Madagascar, to join Le Havre’s youth team in mainland France. How tough was it to adapt to a different life? It wasn’t an easy adjustment. At the beginning, it w

We all love some time off. A rest from the grind. No alarm, no dull meetings, nothing to do. It was only a few weeks ago that FourFourTwo sat down with Sean Dyche and found him in this nirvana of free

The former Colorado Rapids and Crawley Town midfielder reflects on a nomadic career in France, England and the United States

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I was playing for a Sunday League team called Royton Youth Club, where I’d been from 13 to 16. A scout called Len Davies came and watched me, then the next thing you know I’m going for trials. I got s

Growing up in Glasgow during the 1950s, just a few square feet of grass could feel like Hampden Park. Not far from his family home in the impoverished neighbourhood of Milton, a young Kenny Dalglish w