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Full Members Cup: the anti-European Cup that nobody wanted
Chelsea English football's domestic cup competitions are often considered second rate by some, but there's a reason nobody gets misty-eyed about the Zenith Data Systems Cup.
Van Gaal at Bayern: When Louis averted a crisis – then talked himself into a bitter exit
Louis van Gaal When he took over at Bayern Munich in 2009 the Bavarians were in turmoil. Having described himself as “self-confident, dominant and arrogant” in his first press conference, the Dutchman transformed the club, taking them to a league and cup double. But how? Uli Hesse explains…
Keane, McCarthy and a divided nation: Ireland's 'Princess Diana moment' at World Cup 2002
World Cup 2002 The Republic of Ireland's first World Cup appearance in eight years was a mere footnote to the explosive events which occurred on this day 16 years ago, as Miguel Delaney explains
Bullfighter, stamper… legend: why Juanito is an all-time Real Madrid hero
Action Replay No Madrid player is more beloved by die-hard Blancos than the irascible wideman, who died in a car crash at 37 – though Lothar Matthaus wasn’t a fan...
When Ajax ruled the world: how Louis van Gaal nurtured his glorious mid-'90s empire
Action Replay The Cruyff-inspired ‘70s team may have been their greatest in history – but in the early ’90s a new golden generation helped to make Amsterdam the capital city of Europe for a second time
The football team destroyed by the Chernobyl disaster: FC Pripyat
FourFourTwo FC Pripyat were preparing for a cup semi-final and move to a new stadium in April 1986 when Chernobyl changed everything. Their former captain recalls how a progressive town and its football team came to an abrupt, tragic end
When Portsmouth’s 6.57 Crew tried to hijack the general election – and accidentally helped the Tories win
Action Replay Docker Hughes’s notorious firm were better known for causing chaos wherever they went in the 1980s, but made headlines of a different kind when their leader ran for office with a madcap manifesto
Long read: It's not the economy, stupid – how football cost Labour a general election
England When Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson decided to hold the 1970 general election during the World Cup, he was concerned what effect England's performance could have. Then, four days before the vote, the Three Lions were knocked out...
Jurgen Klinsmann at Tottenham, 25 years on: dives, Maradona – and nearly dying
Action Replay Steve Anglesey reflects on the games, goals and Alan Sugar-irking of Spurs' favourite German
The craziest season in English football: when the champions got relegated and ‘Lucky Arsenal’ annoyed the nation
Action Replay Hapless title holders, unlikely contenders at the top and a glut of mid-ranking sides upsetting the established order – the 1937/38 season was mental from start to finish
