“steve bruce was wearing a bucket hat in the oasis mosh pit for the united old boys reunion”

You started your career at PSV and played for clubs in England, Spain and France, but never stayed anywhere much more than two years. Why? Generally, I didn’t sign lengthy contracts to keep my hands f

In the middle of Stephen Ireland’s relaxing stretch, re-watching some match footage, his wife started laying into him. He wasn’t watching one of his 246 Premier League appearances for Manchester City,

What was the first match you ever attended? My dad took me to Ossie Ardiles’ testimonial in May 1986, when Diego Maradona played, before the Hand of God goal happened. He was in the team with Glenn Ho

You were born in Belgium in 1988 as the son of an Indonesian immigrant. What was your early life like? I guess I’m a child of modern Belgium, of modern Europe. And that’s probably why I’ve always so e

When Sir Alex Ferguson signed Nani for Manchester United in 2007, the first thing he wanted to know was whether the young Portuguese winger had the mentality required to succeed in the Premier League.

The Scotland back-row on childhood idols, saluting magpies and trashy television