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Paul McGrath: One-on-One
By Sam Pilger published
The Big Interview Manchester United, Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland legend Paul McGrath answers FourFourTwo readers' questions in January 2007...

George Best: Perfect XI
By Louis Massarella published
Perfect XI In one of his final interviews, the Manchester United and Northern Ireland legend picks his finest team-mates and opponents

Ray Wilkins: Perfect XI
By Sam Pilger published
Perfect XI England's 84-cap Europe-trotting midfield metronome picks a Perfect XI of team-mates and opponents

George Best: One-on-One
By Sam Pilger published
The Big Interview The Manchester United legend answers your questions.

The Greatest Goal I Ever Saw… Georgi Kinkladze vs Middlesbrough, December 1995
By Joe Marshall last updated
My Greatest Goal The snake-hipped star dazzled Joe Marshall at the Riverside two decades ago – though alas for the Georgian, Manchester City’s defence did anything but

Why everybody absolutely loved FIFA 98: Road to World Cup
By Jamie Ranger published
FIFA Wooooohooooo! An unprecedented rise in the number of playable teams, a kicking soundtrack and, best of all, indoor mode. Over 20 years on, FIFA 98's allure endures

Henry Norris: The man who moved Arsenal to Highbury – and became Tottenham's first true enemy
By Jon Spurling published
Arsenal Jon Spurling on the controversial figure who took Arsenal to Highbury over a hundred years ago

How US soccer rescued Arsenal in the mid-80s – and changed English football
By Jon Spurling published
Arsenal With Arsenal in the middle of their US pre season tour, Jon Spurling explains how ex-vice chairman David Dein's obsession with stateside soccer helped transform an ailing club

The birth of ‘Le Sulk’: Nicolas Anelka’s Arsenal legacy, 20 years on from his move to Real Madrid
By Jon Spurling published
Arsenal It may have been a tidy bit of business for Arsene Wenger, but the saga surrounding the prodigious young striker’s transfer left a shadow over his career

The imperfect hat-trick: Martin Palermo’s three missed penalties – and so much more – 20 years on
By Ewan Flynn last updated
Retro Think of your worst nightmare on a football pitch and then times it by 10 – for that was the agonising ordeal Argentina’s striker suffered at the 1999 Copa America
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