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‘I snuck Bobby Robson out of hospital in a wheelchair for fish cakes and a bottle of champagne’ John Carver's heartwarming Sir Bobby story
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Carver was assistant to the former England boss at Newcastle United

‘We always seemed to have it over Arsenal psychologically. If we could have played them every week, we would have done’ Tony Pulis on being Arsene Wenger’s kryptonite with Stoke City
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Pulis’ Potter side had a habit of getting under the Gunners’ skin

‘I was keen to join Liverpool, but they changed their offer and I felt it wasn’t fair’ Michael Laudrup on missing out on Anfield move
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Danish icon almost came to English football with Liverpool

‘Everyone knows about what happened in 2019 with the fans, which I still call a big misunderstanding to this day’ Granit Xhaka opens up on his Arsenal substitution incident
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Gunners midfielder ripped his shirt off after he was withdrawn in a 2019 clash against Crystal Palace

‘I didn’t understand what Roy Keane was shouting at me, so I just told him about winning the 2002 World Cup in Portuguese – he looked so confused!’ Kleberson on the language barrier that kept Keane and Fergie hairdryers at bay at Manchester United
By Ed McCambridge published
Kleberson signed for Manchester United in 2003, without speaking a lick of English

‘Ronaldo will reach 1,000 goals easily, I have no doubt. It’s a milestone that matters to him – something he’s had in mind for years’ Nani on Cristiano Ronaldo’s ultimate goalscoring quest
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Ronaldo’s former club and country team-mate knows exactly how driven the goalscoring icon is

‘I improved a lot working with Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and other brilliant Manchester City youngsters. A coach has to up their game in that environment’ Cardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy’s Man City learning curve
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Bluebirds boss worked his way through the coaching ranks at Manchester City

‘He has great pace and excellent technique, and I really clicked with him on the pitch. He stood out a lot, both in training and in games’ Felipe Anderson on the best player he played with at West Ham United
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Brazilian quickly forged an effective partnership at the Hammers

‘Every time a manager got sacked, it was always, “Scholesy, are you going to do the Oldham job?” I thought, “F**king hell, go on then, I’ll give it a crack”’ Paul Scholes recalls his spell in charge of his boyhood club
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The boyhood Oldham fan could only resist the call from Boundary Park for so long…

‘I drove a London bus down the road singing, ‘We’re all going on a summer holiday.’ My dad rang and said, “You stupid bastard, you’re never going to learn, are you?”’ Paul Gascoigne on the prank that got him in trouble with his dad
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE One classic Gazza prank even got on his father’s radar
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