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Remember when Chelsea really were rubbish? FFT recalls the class of '86
By Richard Edwards published
Chelsea Sure, the Blues have had it rough at the start of the season – but Richard Edwards remembers when it was a lot worse...
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
Howay the entertainers: Reliving Newcastle's 1995/96 title challenge, by the players
By Louis Massarella, Richard Edwards, Chris Flanagan, Carl Worswick last updated
Newcastle United It’s 20 years since one of the Premier League’s most exciting teams faltered after leading by 12 points. The Magpies' main men from that era talk you through the key games of a thrilling season. You’ll LOVE it...
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
How Liverpool's greatest team failed to rule the world in 1984
By Luke Ginnell published
Action Replay They face Flamengo tonight, as they did in 1981 – but three years later, Joe Fagan’s Reds took on Argentine club Independiente for the honour of becoming world club champions. In order to win it, they would have to overcome one of South America’s finest cup teams and a miserable English record in the competition
Tony Cunningham: What Happened Next?
By Nick Johnson last updated
What Happened Next? "Players used to take the mickey out of me, but it didn’t bother me because I could see that you wouldn’t still be playing at 40..."
Football's greatest-ever title finish? Arsenal's 1989 triumph over Liverpool, told by the players
By Louis Massarella published
Action Replay Before Aguero there was this: George Graham’s rebuilt Arsenal against Liverpool in the final 90 minutes of the entire season. But as a TV audience of millions watched on, no one would have predicted its dramatic conclusion
The last all-English Super Cup: remembering the country's most hated competition
By Richard Edwards published
Retro Rich Edwards reflects on the despised Football League Super Cup that aimed to compensate for English clubs' European exile
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