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Ranked! The 50 best Manchester United players ever
It's no easy task ranking the best Manchester United players ever, but here it is – FFT's definitive list of the greatest players to call Old Trafford home...
David Beckham at Real Madrid: The story of how Goldenballs became a Galactico
David Beckham moved to Real Madrid 20 years ago this year – but the England captain's time in Spain was far from plain sailing
When David Beckham was the most hated man in England – and had the greatest season of his life
BECKHAM On June 30, 1998, one petulant flick of a right foot changed David Beckham's life. His red card against Argentina sparked outrage across England. Well, everywhere but Old Trafford…
24 hours in Milan (and four in Oslo) watching Newcastle United in the Champions League again after 20 years
ON THE GROUND Deputy Editor Matt Ketchell revisited Milan to watch his team prove a point
Low budgets, criticism, lack of authority: The role of Kick It Out is the most thankless in football, yet one of the most important
BLACK HISTORY MONTH David to the Goliath of discrimination in football, for 30 years the organisation has tirelessly battled boycotts, controversies and misconceptions
Bury The Hatchet: How football returned to Gigg Lane four years after Bury went bust
After years of financial mismanagement, EFL expulsion and squabbling, Bury fans have come together to plot a new future. Things are looking up…
The inside story of Crawley Town’s crypto consortium nightmare
Features Crawley have already had five permanent managers in the 15 months since new owners came into power - but there's plenty of other issues involving the club
Building a brand and pumping up TV rights: How Silvio Berlusconi's reign as AC Milan owner shaped modern football
LONGREAD In 1986, Silvio Berlusconi bought a struggling AC Milan and turned them into football's first modern superclub, paving the way for the Premier League
