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Koeman is a hero for a million reasons

27.05.11
For years, Ronald Koeman received congratulatory cards and telegrams to celebrate the anniversary of the memorable goal that secured Barcelona the most prestigious prize in European football... more

'Sir Alex will need a little luck to beat Barcelona - and maybe a bit of rain'

26.05.11
Fulham manager Mark Hughes recalls the wet May night when he helped United to a famous win over Catalans to become Euro kings... more

Real Madrid may not give Jose Mourinho a second chance

03.05.11
Manager regularly claims that his best work comes in his second season at a club but it's looking ominous for the Special One as his Madrid critics have started to bite ... more

Just accept I'm a winner, says Jose Mourinho

21.04.11
Mourinho maintains lifting trophies is far more important than style of play as Real Madrid secure the Copa del Rey... more

Ajax board quit after disagreements with 'demi-god' Johan Cruyff

31.03.11
Board of directors announced their resignation over a row over how the club should be run... more

It's time for the little conductor Lionel Messi to face the music at Arsenal again

14.02.11
Consensus is growing among football-watchers that Barcelona are not merely the best team in the world, they are the best team ever to play the game... more

Johan Cruyff slams Dutch style of 'anti-football'

13.07.10
Holland legend has launched a scathing attack on the Dutch team's performance in the World Cup final... more

Frank De Boer’s a believer as Dutch finally solve riddle

09.07.10
Assistant coach insists his industrious side have the confidence to be world champions that was lacking in star-studded teams of past... more

Holland coach Bert Van Marwijk delighted to book place in World Cup final

07.07.10
Goals from Gio van Bronckhorst, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben gave the Dutch a 3-2 semi-final victory against Uruguay... more

Bert van Marwijk says Holland have had 'no choice' but to curb attacking instincts

02.07.10
Both Holland and Brazil have faced criticism for adopting more pragmatic approaches than they have done in the past... more

Memories of 1974

03.06.10
In the countdown to next week's World Cup finals in South Africa, the Evening Standard's Michael Hart looks back on the 11 tournaments he has covered for this newspaper... more

Lionel Messi can only be stopped by machine gun, claims former Barca star

12.04.10
Hristo Stoichkov said Argentinian is in such magical form that opposition defences would need a machine gun to stop him... more

Ruud Gullit named bid president

09.02.10
Former world player of the year has been named president of Holland and Belgium's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022... more

Johan Cruyff advises Sergio Canales to stay at Racing Santander

18.01.10
Johan Cruyff has warned rising Racing Santander star Sergio Canales of the risks of swapping the Cantabrian club for one of Europe's big boys at such a young age... more

Frank Lampard’s greatest moments

12.10.09
Saturday marked 10 years of international football for Frank Lampard. In the light of this great milestone we take a look at five of the greatest moments from his footballing career... more

Arsene Wenger is a trophy away from joining game's elite

02.10.09
Arsene Wenger remembers the sense of disappointment and anti-climax that greeted his arrival at Arsenal... more

Arsenal cannot begrudge Cesc Fabregas his right to head home to Barcelona

05.06.09
Football:,/b> Much as I admire the skills of Cesc Fabregas, I believe that Arsenal should now sell him... more

Football Talk

23.04.09
Football: Can the stresses and strains of the season be to blame for Sir Alex Ferguson's apparent memory loss?... more

The top five Champions League clashes

16.03.09
As the top four English sides continue their assault on Europe’s greatest footballing prize, we look at some of the finest Champions League matches of all time...... more

Top 10 imaginative set pieces

13.01.09
Following Manchester United's crafty attempts at tricking Chelsea from a corner, we take at look at some of the most imaginative set pieces ever seen... more

Bergkamp keeps the faith

23.10.08
Dennis Bergkamp is returning to Islington to open a facility aimed at keeping teenagers away from knife crime... more

Modric eyes a Germany double

20.06.08
The more Croatia coach Slaven Bilic tells Luka Modric 'you're the best,' the more confident it seems to make Tottenham's new signing... more

Barcelona exit would cost their stars £20m

22.04.08
Spanish club's players face losing more than £1m each if they fail to overcome Manchester United... more

Ashton's axemen win rugby award for worst of a rotten lot

18.04.08
'It's like the Keystone Kops trying to defuse an argument on the Kashmiri border'... more


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