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05/08/2026

As bitter as it may be, sometimes the only course of action left is to afford your greatest rivals a standing ovation. That’s exactly what happened when Ronaldinho treated the Bernabéu to an exemplary footballing treat in November 2005, as he tore a Real Madrid side containing Casillas, Ramos, Carlos, Beckham, Zidane, Raúl and R9 apart practically by himself.

As peaks go, few had any as lofty as Ronaldinho. When he was on song, it felt like not a single footballer on face of the planet could stop him.

03/08/2026

Arsenal against Panathinaikos in the 2001-02 Champions League group stage. Vieira hunts down a loose pass, wins the ball with a crunching tackle and then releases Henry to score. From Arsenal’s own half to the back of the Greek net inside six seconds.

Efficient.

31/07/2026

In a land famous for producing players with an outstanding ability to defend, it’s perhaps not surprising that a figure such as Baresi would have been born Italian. Even among the peers of his nationality, however, there’s ample evidence to suggest that he was a player who, despite his relatively diminutive stature of five-feet-ten, stood figuratively head and shoulders above other defenders of his, or any other, era.

Rest in peace, Franco Baresi ❤️🖤

29/07/2026

Oversized polo with comically large collar, aggressively tousled hair, pencil beard, petrol station sunglasses and a Kappa bumbag carrying three packs of cool mint gum.

It’s a look that says, “I’m ready for a gruelling preseason tour”.

28/07/2026

Tony Yeboah was contractually obligated to only score bangers.

21/07/2026

Hristo Stoichkov. Phenomenal player. Absolutely rotten diver 😂

19/07/2026

2010 ⏩️ 2026

16/07/2026

Between 1997 and 2002, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta and Fabio Cannavaro together started exactly 30 games for Italy.

Of those 30 games, Italy won 14, drew 11 and lost 5, but they conceded just 17 goals and kept a staggering 14 clean sheets.

Incredibly, they conceded more than one goal on just *two* occasions: a two-all draw with Chile and then two against the Batistuta, Ronaldo and Weah-led all-star team in the FIGC Centenary match.

Absolute titans.

12/07/2026

What happens when you get in the way of Big Dan Burn.

10/07/2026

Between 1997 and 1999, Ronaldo and Romário started 19 matches together for Brazil, in which they won 14 of them.

Ronaldo scored 15, Romário 19, and incredibly, they BOTH scored hat-tricks against Australia in the Confederations Cup final.

Two of the greatest to ever do it.

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