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On this day in 1991: King Kenny's abdication shocks the world
By Stephen Tudor published
Stephen Tudor reflects on Kenny Dalglish's unexpected resignation after a 4-4 thriller with Everton, a moment so traumatic that some fans required counselling...

Wilfried Van Moer: football's greatest comeback story you've never heard
By Michael Yokhin last updated
European Championship Some feared the Belgium midfielder would never be the same again after breaking his leg against Italy at Euro 1972, explains Michael Yokhin – but he bounced back to take his revenge eight years later

On this day in the Euros, June 13: The six-goal war
By Gary Parkinson last updated
On this day Gary Parkinson recalls a belting Balkan battle in Belgium

On this day in the Euros, June 17: Uncapped supersub bags debut hat-trick to save semi
By Gary Parkinson last updated
On this day With Gerd Muller retired and 10 minutes to go, West Germany needed a goalscoring hero. What about the untried Muller on the bench?

When the NASL rocked America: Elton John, Jagger and the age of excitement
By Nige Tassell published
United States Sensible business models? Pah! Two decades before MLS finally did it properly, soccer Stateside was run by rock stars, movie moguls and music execs. Oh, but it was fun...

Remembered: The moment that changed Portuguese football forever
By Michael Yokhin published
Primeira Liga Once upon a time, Porto were huge underdogs. And, as they prepare to face rivals Benfica desperately needing victory, Michael Yokhin remembers when it all came together for them – and changed a footballing landscape…

Major Indoor Soccer: the hype of America's one-time biggest league remembered
By Nick Moore last updated
Action Replay With its American showmanship and (for some reason) Darth Vader, it was, for a small pocket of time, the USA’s biggest football competition. So amid all the dry ice and fireworks, why did such a revolutionary enterprise end in tears?

FourFourTwo's 5 best European Cup and Champions League headers
By Joe Brewin last updated
UEFA Champions League The men who used their noggins to scale new heights...

Poll: Which is the best football kit of all time?
By Gregor MacGregor last updated
Retro Tell us which you think is the best shirt of all time...

Roy Race's 7 most defining matches of his career (according to him)
By Nick Harper last updated
Retro He's coming back! The legendary Roy 'Racey' Race will return to print in 2018/19 with a series of graphic novels, having not been seen since 2001. Here, he selects the seven games that shaped his career and forged his reputation
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