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How Johan Cruyff reinvented modern football at Barcelona
By Andrew Murray published
Johan Cruyff Four years on from his passing, we look at the enduring legacy Johan Cruyff left at the Nou Camp – and what it means for football worldwide today

Real Madrid's galácticos... remembered by the galácticos: Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos recall the magic
By Simon Talbot last updated
Real Madrid On this day in 2000, Luis Figo left Barcelona to become Real Madrid's first 'galáctico', thus kick-starting a footballing revolution like no other. It was, recalls Ronaldo, "a term we never chose to describe ourselves" – but it was inescapable. Four of football's greats tell FFT of the glitz, glamour... and glory

Middlesbrough 1996/97: rucks, relegation, cup finals… and training at a prison
By Rob Stewart last updated
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough’s Premier League return came on the anniversary of their most memorable campaign, featuring stellar names, two cup finals and, 20 years ago, a very costly cancellation

The 9 best Phoenix From The Flames sketches from Baddiel & Skinner's 'Fantasy Football League'
By Chris Flanagan last updated
Action Replay Peter Beardsley singing, George Best getting punchy, Uri Geller in a helicopter and more…

Remembered! When nobody but Liverpool won the League Cup
By Richard Edwards last updated
Rich Edwards recalls a time when success in the competition was a matter of course for the Merseysiders

The forgotten story of South Africa 1996: 20 years on, when Mandela's Rainbow Nation triumphed
By Joe Crann published
South Africa Two decades on to the day, Joe Crann reflects on South Africa's greatest footballing success story – something they have failed to build on in the years since...

The most mental semi-final ever: when Bobby Moore went in goal... and saved a penalty
By Richard Edwards last updated
League Cup Rich Edwards reflects on one of Stoke's most dramatic cup memories as they aim to make history again on Tuesday...

Remembered: When Dundee United beat Barça in 1987… twice
By Richard Edwards published
Dundee United Almost 30 years on, Richard Edwards recalls the magical month when Jim McLean’s side saw off El Tel’s Spanish giants home and away en route to the UEFA Cup final. Celtic: take heart...

The worst five months in English football: Thatcher, fighting and fatalities in 1985
By Richard Edwards last updated
Action Replay If 1984 was a bad year for England, then 1985 was utterly disastrous – not least if you were a football fan. Richard Edwards remembers Maggie's meddling, an appalling May and the start of the supporter strikeback...
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