Latest articles by Dani Gil
‘Ian Rush gave me a pair of Nike boots and I treasured them for years. I tried playing with them once, until my big toes poked through the toe area!’ How a Liverpool legend helped inspire Andriy Shevchenko
EXCLUSIVE Former AC Milan and Chelsea striker Shevchenko has recalled an early encounter with the Liverpool and Wales legend
‘We dominated the game and I had a double chance that Dudek inexplicably saved. Football is beautiful for that reason. Never take anything for granted’ - Andriy Shevchenko relives 2005 Champions League defeat to Liverpool
The former AC Milan striker could not believe what was happening when Rafa Benitez's Liverpool came from 3-0 down to win the 2005 Champions League final
'When I joined Barcelona, the president told me, ‘There’s this boy who will be superb’. He started training with us and I soon knew that he would replace me' Ludovic Giuly on knowing his Barca days were numbered
EXCLUSIVE The France international knew someone special was coming through the La Masia ranks
‘When Lehmann fouled Eto’o, I put the ball in the net. I was on cloud nine, but then I realised that the referee had blown his whistle for the foul. It was unfair’ Ludovic Giuly on Barcelona’s dramatic Champions League final comeback vs Arsenal
EXCLUSIVE The French winger still believes he should have a Champions League final goal to his name
‘When we saw Sergio Busquets exaggerating, we felt a great injustice had been done. It made us mentally strong. We gave everything, we left our souls on the pitch’: Javier Zanetti on Inter Milan and Barcelona’s 2010 Champions League classic
EXCLUSIVE Inter Milan had to dig deep in their Champions League semi-final at the Camp Nou in 2010
‘Mourinho convinced us with actions, not words. Immediately, he made us believe we were capable of making history. His confidence gave us wings’: Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti on the Special One’s instant San Siro impact
EXCLUSIVE Jose Mourinho won an historic treble with Inter Milan in 2010, with Javier Zanetti at the heart of his side
‘The second leg at Chelsea will stay with me forever. Luckily, the ball went to the one spot where Petr Cech couldn’t reach it, which was almost miraculous’: Barcelona legend explains 2009 Champions League stunner at Stamford Bridge
EXCLUSIVE Barcelona shattered Chelsea hearts in the 2009 Champions League semi-final
‘Many people expect me to coach Barca one day, but I’m not thinking about it. Hopefully one day I’ll return – Guardiola, Xavi and then me? Sounds good’: Andres Iniesta discusses potentially becoming Barcelona manager
EXCLUSIVE Andres Iniesta is a Barcelona legend who could potentially follow in the footsteps of other Blaugrana academy products
‘To beat that team, with Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit, was almost impossible - it was one of the greatest games of my coaching career': Ex-Real Madrid manager reflects on beating stacked AC Milan side in 1989
EXCLUSIVE Real Madrid beat AC Milan in 1989 in what the winning manager claims is the best of his coaching career
‘There was great chemistry from the start. I’d jump up with a smile on my face, as I knew that if I won the jump and touched the ball, he’d find it for a finish’: How Kevin Keegan proved the perfect strike partner at Liverpool
EXCLUSIVE Kevin Keegan formed one of the best little and large partnerships the English game had ever seen in the 1970s at Liverpool
'We lost the first league game of the season, then drew with Racing Santander. Spontaneously, I decided to go to Pep's office to reassure him. “Don’t worry,” I told him, “everything will be fine"': Andres Iniesta opens up his early Guardiola pep talk
EXCLUSIVE When Barcelona appointed a rookie Guardiola in 2008, he had plenty of early doubters
‘I’m told there was talk about joining Rangers, but I was never tempted by the Premier League. A few minutes at Barca were worth more than anywhere else’: Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta reveals potential transfer away from Camp Nou never interested him
EXCLUSIVE Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta says that he never wanted to move to the Premier League - but there was potential for a Rangers transfer
‘It’s hard to describe scoring the winner in the World Cup final. The ball came to me, I controlled it, and time stopped. It was like slow motion. I heard silence’: Andres Iniesta recalls scoring winner for Spain against the Netherlands in 2010
Andres Iniesta describes what it felt like to score the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final for Spain against the Netherlands
‘I trained at Spurs and thought they’d give me a chance. But I received a letter thanking me but saying they didn’t think I was good enough – I was gutted’: How Tottenham missed out on signing Wales legend John Toshack
Tottenham invited a future star for trials when they were aged just 15, but turned him away after deeming them not good enough to play for the club
'I asked a ball boy to give me a ball as a souvenir. He told me he couldn’t give it to me as the game wasn’t over, but I took it out of his hands and tucked it under my shirt' Juan Mata describes the mayhem of the World Cup final whistle in South Africa
EXCLUSIVE Juan Mata recalls the moment Spain won their first ever World Cup and the messy 48 hours that followed
Juan Mata on surprising Louis van Gaal quality that led to Manchester United's last FA Cup triumph
Manchester United last won the FA Cup in Louis van Gaal's final game in charge of the club in 2016
Juan Mata reveals Zlatan Ibrahomivic’s brilliant first words to the Manchester United dressing room
The mercurial Swede announced himself to the Manchester United dressing room in typical fashion
Juan Mata: I spent a season on the Manchester United bench because I believed in Cristiano Ronaldo
The former Manchester United playmaker stayed at Old Trafford in hopes of a title win that never came
Juan Mata tells the story of THAT special strike at Anfield for Manchester United
The Spaniard shocked Merseyside as his dazzling bicycle kick sailed into the net back in 2015
'There wasn’t much communication': Juan Mata opens up on his dramatic Chelsea exit
The Spanish midfielder left Stamford Bridge back in 2014 after a strange relationship with Jose Mourinho
“It really is indescribable”: Henrik Larsson reflects on Old Firm derbies and Celtic success
The Swedish striker became a club legend, scoring 242 goals during seven trophy-filled years at Celtic Park
Henrik Larsson on why he chose Barcelona over other European giants after leaving Celtic
Henrik Larsson won the Champions League during a two-year spell with Barcelona, following his exit from Celtic
