Cold as ice

With those words, UEFA chief Giorgio Marchetti handed over the European Under-21 Championship trophy to James McAtee in June. The triumphant captain had just become the second member of his family to

Woltemade’s move to St James’ Park came out of the blue, a bit reminiscent of his emergence for both Stuttgart and the German national team. A product of Werder Bremen’s youth setup, the 23-year-old h

T here is a story that is told by Alexander Isak’s youth coach at AIK, Elias Mineirji, about the first time he saw the youngster train with the first team. Appreciating that it was a big step up for I

You made your debut for Rangers at a packed Ibrox against Panathinaikos in July – what was that like? The size of this club is mad. Playing in that Champions League qualifier was like nothing I had ex

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

“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