They came, they saw, they had lustrous hair and murderous moustaches, and enjoyed mixed fortunes on the pitch. But the British game’s first major influx of overseas stars also turned gloom into glamour – and started a revolution
Curtis Davies became the 13th player to feature in at least four Premier League relegation campaigns as Hull suffered the drop on Sunday. Luke Ambler looks at more doomed top-flight stars
Rejoice, it’s that time of year when the domestic game goes gaga! Richard Edwards honours the heroes, villains and, er, terriers from the Football League’s grand finale...
Football phrases roll off the tongue so naturally that we barely stop to think about how weird and wonderful some of them are. Where do these odd idioms come from? And can FFT really stake a claim to one?
