‘we painted hell blue’

The arrival of Xabi Alonso to the Real Madrid dugout adds intrigue to the La Liga title race

Club president Andre Villas-Boas prepared to spend big to bridge the gap to their Lisbon rivals

Speaking to footballers, especially high-profile ones, can sometimes be difficult. Wary of revealing too much, some of them say very little at all. That isn’t the case with Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernand

During the past 30 seasons, no club from outside the current top five leagues has won the Champions League… except Porto in 2004. The Portuguese side’s journey to glory remains the Champions League er

Two hours before I played for Nigeria at the Under-17 World Championship in Finland in 2003, our jerseys arrived. We had been waiting for our names to be printed on the back – when they came, we were

You played for seven clubs across six different countries and captained your nation at two World Cups. What moments stand out from your career? What I appreciate most is that I left my mark at all of