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‘I don’t like all this player power, and how Isak handled himself was poor. Newcastle fans have every right to be frustrated’ Chris Waddle takes aim at Alexander Isak over his Liverpool move
EXCLUSIVE Alexander Isak was the subject of a lengthy and bitter transfer saga this summer
‘People ask me what it was like to play with Messi – he’s one of the best of all time. Playing alongside him in that Barcelona attack for so many years was incredible’ Pedro reveals what it’s really like to partner the Argentine icon
EXCLUSIVE Pedro and Messi were team-mates in Barcelona’s first-team for nine years
‘We beat Spain on the Saturday and went to see the Sex Pistols on Sunday. It was brilliant for me, but for Gareth Southgate I’m not so sure!’ Stuart Pearce recalls the time punk rock and Euro 96 collided
EXCLUSIVE The former England left-back is a huge punk fan
‘I loved the Emirates. I know that stadium like the back of my hand – where the sun goes down and at what time’ Hector Bellerin on his love affair with Arsenal
EXCLUSIVE The Spanish defender spent a decade in north London
‘I like the fact that Liverpool have numbers and options. They’re going to play 60 matches if they go far in all competitions, so the number of people who can turn a game will be key’ Steve McManaman on Liverpool’s depth
EXCLUSIVE The former Reds winger has also given his early verdict on Florian Wirtz
‘Pep trusted me and taught me many things, not only on a professional level, but a personal one too. He’s like a father to me – he helped shape me as a person’ Pedro on Pep Guardiola’s influence at Barcelona
EXCLUSIVE The former Barca and Spain star came through the Camp Nou ranks during the Guardiola era
‘If I didn’t go to jail, I would have been dead. It was like a hard reset for me – I had to sit for 13 weeks in jail and figure out who I was’ Troy Deeney on turning his life around following his prison spell
EXCLUSIVE The former Watford striker was sentenced to ten months’ imprisonment in 2012
My favourite goal was Rooney’s overhead kick in the 2011 Manchester derby. I went totally ballistic – I was going crazy with my dad!’ New York Jets star Olu Fashanu on his love for football and Wayne Rooney
EXCLUSIVE The New York Jets lineman will be playing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next month
‘Last season, Isak was arguably the best centre forward in the world, he was just incredible. It was not a surprise that Liverpool wanted him’ Michael Owen on where Alexander Isak will fit into Liverpool’s attack
EXCLUSIVE Michael Owen has a warning for Liverpool’s title rivals
‘You’d walk out feeling 10-feet tall with Patrick Vieira in front of you. Players were scared to face him, and that made a huge difference’ Matthew Upson opens up on his greatest Arsenal team-mates
EXCLUSIVE The former Gunners defender played with a host of Arsenal legends during his time in north London
‘Arsene Wenger liked to compare football with art – he said they’re connected because football is a method of self-expression’ Hector Bellrin on what made his former Arsenal boss so special
EXCLUSIVE The Spanish defender played under Arsene Wenger for five years at Arsenal
‘I was at home watching all the Lionesses games – I did a lot of pacing up and down the living room, and a lot of shouting at the screen!’ Millie Bright on what it was like to watch England’s Euro 2025 success
EXCLUSIVE Millie Bright ruled herself out of selection from the Lionesses squad shortly before their Euro 2025 tilt
‘Mo Salah is one of the best players on the planet, but he’s not nearly as clinical as Isak – the lad has it all’ John Aldridge’s warning to Liverpool’s title rivals
EXCLUSIVE The former Reds striker has followed Isak since his Real Sociedad days
‘You have to make hay while the sun shines off the pitch. Chloe’s got people around her who won’t allow it to affect her football’ Lucy Ward on Chloe Kelly’s hero status
EXCLUSIVE The Euro 2025 hero is one of England's most famous sports stars
‘When Steve McClaren needed to be tough and make you understand something directly, he did. He knew how to get his ideas across’ Bryan Ruiz on his former FC Twente boss
EXCLUSIVE The ex-Costa Rica and Fulham forward played under the former England boss in the Netherlands
‘I used the disappointment of the 2008 Champions League Final to fuel me again in 2012. That was the last chance for the likes of JT, Lamps, Petr Cech and Drogba. It had become an obsession’ John Obi Mikel on Chelsea’s historic European title
EXCLUSIVE Chelsea clinched their first Champions League title when they defeated Bayern Munich in the 2012 final
'Chloe Kelly’s ACL injury changed her – when she came back, she looked fitter and stronger' How the Lionesses heroine came back to be the difference maker at Euro 2022
EXCLUSIVE The England forward was sidelined for 11 months before the Lionesses’ historic Euro 2022 triumph
‘We were in the Group of Death at the 2014 World Cup, but we beat Italy and should have won against England too’ Bryan Ruiz on Costa Rica’s run to the quarter-finals
EXCLUSIVE Costa Rica won a group that featured Uruguay, Italy and England in the 2018 World Cup
‘The chairman looked at my mum and said, “Saido isn’t going anywhere”, which made her cry. That destroyed me’ Saido Berahino on missing our on his dream Tottenham move
EXCLUSIVE The former West Brom forward was denied a move to Spurs back in 2015
‘It was our home World Cup and I made crucial saves to take it to a penalty shootout against Chile. That’s when goalkeepers stand alone against the world’ Julio Cesar recalls Brazil’s 2014 World Cup win over Chile
EXCLUSIVE The former Inter Milan stopper has recalled a dramatic knockout World Cup game on home soil
‘I knew exactly what I’d done – I had made a massive mistake. When Chelsea saw what had happened, they were furious’ John Obi Mikel opens up on transfer tug of war
EXCLUSIVE The Nigerian international was the subject of a battle between Manchester United and Chelsea
‘Boys of a similar age talked about how special she was and how many times they got out-skilled by her’ Chloe Kelly’s junior coach on her start at QPR
EXCLUSIVE Lionesses heroine Chloe Kelly began her football journey at Queens Park Rangers
‘Jose Mourinho knew how to bring out the best in each of us. Inter had not been European champions for 45 years, but that did not put any pressure on’ Julio Cesar on the 2010 Champions League final
EXCLUSIVE The Brazilian stopper was between the sticks during Inter’s treble-winning campaign
