Earmarked as the long-term successor to Paolo Maldini at Milan, Francesco Coco never quite fulfilled the potential he displayed as a youngster.
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Fantasy football: Athlone v Milan
Posted 5 days ago
Athlone’s five minutes of fame came over thirty years ago when they faced mighty Milan in the UEFA Cup. The tie turned on a missed penalty…
Mistaken identity: the Mighty Magyar who wasn’t what he claimed to be
Posted 10 days ago
Lille have recently turned into one of the powerhouses of French football, but it took them decades to recover from the embarrassment of being remembered as the club that signed an impostor.
The Beatles and football: all you could ever want to know
Posted 11 days ago
Despite extensive research into the subject the football allegiances of the individual Beatles remains shrouded in mystery. Here’s an attempt to sort out the facts from the fiction.
Ajax: the early years and the birth of Total Football
Posted 12 days ago
Ajax retained the Erevedisie title this week and the Amsterdam club is unquestionably the most successful in Holland, but it has not always been plain sailing for the team most closely associated with Total Football.
Cubillas and Peru’s golden decade
Posted 18 days ago
The 1970s saw an unlikely golden period for one of South America’s perennial also-rans.
A brief history of French Cup finalists US Quevilly
Posted 19 days ago
US Quevilly, a club that went bankrupt in the 1970s after seven decades in French football, is warming up for the most important match of its 110-year history…
A-League still suffering from growing pains
Posted 25 days ago
Australian football is taking a gamble by introducing – at short notice – a new Sydney-based club into the A-League.
A brief history of Alessandro Del Piero, legend of Juventus and Italy
Posted 26 days ago
As Alessandro Del Piero’s career with Juventus approaches its conclusion, now is the time to pay tribute to one of Juventus’ all-time greats.
Olympic ideals may not be suitable for football
Posted 32 days ago
The experience of Espanyol taking residence at Barcelona’s white elephant of an Olympic Stadium, should act as a warning to any English clubs looking to make the Stratford stadium their home.
