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‘The best part of scoring against Tottenham? I could see one part of Wembley was empty, because the Spurs fans went home – and that was because of me!’ Nemanja Matic recounts his FA Cup semi-final wonderstrike for Chelsea
By Chris Nee published
EXCLUSIVE Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic scored one of the best-ever FA Cup goals at Wembley

‘Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t in his prime. You could feel the pressure when he came back to Manchester United the young guys would try to give him the ball even when it wasn’t the right pass’ Nemanja Matic reveals what it was REALLY like to play with CR7
By Chris Nee published
EXCLUSIVE Nemanja Matic joined Man United from Chelsea in 2017 and was a senior player when Cristiano Ronaldo returned

‘I was playing in the game when Steven Gerrard slipped. I felt sorry for him, he deserved to win at least one Premier League - maybe he could have gone to another club and won five…’ Nemanja Matic on the Liverpool legend
By Chris Nee published
EXCLUSIVE Former Manchester United star Nemanja Matic on his sympathy for stricken Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard

'I said Andre Onana was one of United’s worst ever goalkeepers because he was being arrogant, but I don’t think he’s a bad guy really' Nemanja Matic lifts the lid on last season's war of words with Manchester United's goalkeeper
By Chris Nee published
EXCLUSIVE Nemanja Matic snapped back when the Manchester United goalkeeper dismissed Lyon before facing off in the Europa League

'People said I should have started managing at the bottom. Why? The stars aligned for me to get the Chelsea job' Frank Lampard rejects the idea he was benefactor of Stamford Bridge nepotism
By Chris Nee published
Premier League legend Frank Lampard explains the choices he made early in his managerial career

‘Albania didn’t come to play football, but to provoke us. On the pitch they knew they didn’t have much chance. Nemanja Matic on Serbia’s fiery Euro 2016 qualifier against Albania
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Crowd trouble and a drone with a pro-Albanian banner caused the 2015 clash to be stopped

‘Scholesy was a phenomenal footballer and when people of Zidane’s ilk say things like that about you, it’s not just some s**t player, is it?’ Nicky Butt on Zidane’s Paul Scholes compliment
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Juventus and Real Madrid icon was a huge admirer of the ex-Manchester United midfielder

‘It’s going to be a hard task for England to win the World Cup – we have a chance like everyone else, but every player has got to be on it, you can’t afford to carry anybody’ Paul Gascoigne assesses England’s World Cup chances
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Gazza turned out 57 times for England during his career

‘Villa are really ambitious and the project is super exciting. It was the perfect fit for what I want to achieve and to be part of something that’s on an upward trajectory’ Ellie Roebuck opens up on her MLS return
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The England stopper returned to the WSL after a season with Barcelona in the summer

‘The smell was so bad that the chairman made me buy him a new car - £17,000 that cost me, and it was still cheaper than the other trout I divorced…’ Paul Gascoigne on the prank that cost him a fortune
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Gazza loved a prank, but some came at a bigger cost than others…
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