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‘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
‘A really underrated pundit, analytically good, and always fun to be around’: Gary Lineker reveals which BBC Match of the Day pundit he will miss the most
EXCLUSIVE Gary Lineker is in his final weeks as the Match of the Day presenter
‘This has been my best year in football – when I play and I enjoy it, goals and assists will come. I want to represent Spain and play in the Premier League’: Norwich sharpshooter Borja Sainz sets out his future ambitions
EXCLUSIVE The Spanish striker is gunning for the Championship golden boot this season
‘I was scared stiff – he’d kick you in the face or knee you in the back to keep the ball out of the net, but off the pitch he was the nicest guy you’d imagine’: Ex-Manchester United star picks out his best team-mates
EXCLUSIVE Though Manchester United proved too much for one individual, he went on to establish himself as an Italy international
‘If you fail at Liverpool, everybody tells you about it. I thought we were a better team than Man United – or better to watch – but they managed games better’: Ex-Reds midfielder describes failure to dethrone their bitter rivals in the 1990s
EXCLUSIVE Liverpool had a talented squad in the mid-1990s that attempted to go toe-to-toe with Manchester United, but ultimately fell short
‘When you get beat 8-0, 5-0, 4-1, it’s a bit grey, like Sheffield outside! It’s hard to recover. We must give our fans promotion – if we don’t, then it’s a s**t year’ - Gustavo Hamer on Sheffield United’s promotion push
The Blades are in a three-way battle for a top two spot and promotion back to the Premier League
‘If it was £500,000 or £15m, I would have come back, because the club means everything to me. I try to just do all of my talking on the pitch and score goals’: Jay Stansfield on his record-breaking Birmingham City move
Jay Stansfield's League One record signing has helped fire Blues back to the Championship
‘The worst thing about Gazza? Being on the receiving end of some of his practical jokes! I rarely was, he knew better, but some were quite disgusting…’ Gary Lineker on the pros and cons of being Paul Gascoigne’s team-mate
Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker were team-mates for club and country at Tottenham and England
‘It’s a cliché, but it really was like telepathy between us. He was intelligent, he was a lethal finisher, and we knew where the other one would be all the time': Championship cult hero highlights relationship with lethal strike partner
EXCLUSIVE Championship strike partners might be a thing of the past, but 20 years ago one duo hit it off prolifically
‘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
