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Narcos: When Pablo Escobar did football – and changed the game in Colombia forever
Action Replay Pablo Escobar may be one of history’s most infamous criminals, but he also had a soft spot for football. Here's the story of how his passion – and money – changed the face of Colombia's game
Confessions of Carlos Kaiser: football’s biggest conman
FourFourTwo He lived the dream as a globetrotting pro for two decades, yet could barely kick a ball. FFT meets the maverick Brazilian who used every trick going to dupe his clubs’ coaches, team-mates and fans
The goal that defied the Nazis and killed a legend
Austria Matthias Sindelar was arguably the finest player of the inter-war years, until a tap-in signalled the end of his career… and, depending on who you believe, his life. FFT tells his amazing story...
Remembering King Kenny's domestic double at Liverpool, 30 years on
Action Replay Liverpool's achievements in 1986 were special for various reasons – not only did they beat their local rivals to both prizes, but recovered from a serious points deficit too. Sam Drury takes you through the ride...
The election that changed football: when Joao Havelange unseated Sir Stanley
Action Replay Joao Havelange’s unseating of Sir Stanley Rous as FIFA President in 1974 precipitated a period of politics, pound signs and power struggles
The weird and wonderful history of goal posts
England From a hole in some cloth to the side of a church, to a Scotsman-proof elliptical aluminium structure: FFT tells the tale of what is, after all, the most important part of any football pitch...
The kick that killed a career: the sorry decline of France star Reynald Pedros
FourFourTwo Twenty-one years ago, the attacking midfielder was a rising star in the French Euro 96 squad whose name was spoken in the same breath as Zinedine Zidane. One missed penalty later, and his life in football took a very different turn
When the NASL rocked America: Elton John, Jagger and the age of excitement
United States Sensible business models? Pah! Two decades before MLS finally did it properly, soccer Stateside was run by rock stars, movie moguls and music execs. Oh, but it was fun...
Meet the hardest player ever… and you’ve probably never heard of him
Action Replay He may not be as recognisable as Chopper Harris, Billy Bremner or Vinnie Jones, but Roy McDonough was a tough nut like no other. After all, you don’t get a record 13 red cards unless you like a scrap…
Major Indoor Soccer: the hype of America's one-time biggest league remembered
Action Replay With its American showmanship and (for some reason) Darth Vader, it was, for a small pocket of time, the USA’s biggest football competition. So amid all the dry ice and fireworks, why did such a revolutionary enterprise end in tears?
