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What happened to football on Christmas Day? The lost history of a Victorian tradition
Premier League Football was once as much of a Christmas Day staple as the Queen's speech and pigs in blankets; but was it all festive fun or just a freezing farce? Paul Brown dons his silly hat...
Could Lionel Messi have done it on a wet Wednesday in Stoke? Legendary Potters boss Tony Pulis gives his verdict
The former Stoke City gaffer assesses one of the great unanswered questions in football history
‘If we could have played Arsenal every week at Stoke, we would have done – we had it over them, Arsene Wenger even tried to ban throw-ins! It’s nice that people now say Mikel Arteta has copied me’ Tony Pulis gives his verdict on the Gunners’ title charge
In an exclusive interview, the former Stoke boss explains how he feels about proving an unlikely inspiration for Arsenal’s fine form
‘When the alarms go off, you go into the safe room for around five or 10 minutes, then come back out and carry on with your day. It was a strange experience’ Rory Delap on coaching in Israel
EXCLUSIVE The former Stoke midfielder was Robbie Keane’s assistant at Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2023
‘People think it was all set plays and throw-ins at Stoke. It wasn’t. Tony Pulis recruited a team of characters who were tough and hard to beat, but we could play’ Rory Delap on the Potters’ other side under Pulis
EXCLUSIVE Rory Delap was a key part of Tony Pulis’ cliche-ridden Stoke City side of the late 2000s
‘I competed in javelin at county level and cleaned up. I think my personal best was 55 metres when I stopped at 14 or 15 and football took over instead’ Long throw ace Rory Delap on his incredible trademark
EXCLUSIVE Stoke legend Rory Delap would secure a place in Premier League folklore history
Quiz! Can you tell us the 25 sponsors that were on these shirts?
Quiz! We've removed the sponsor from each of these jerseys – just tell us what the shirt originally had on it
‘Reminded me a bit of Stoke City with Delap’ Erling Haaland credits his son and a Brentford player for decisive goal in old school clash
The Manchester City striker believes he scored one of his better goals in the slender win over the Bees
