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The best Italian players in Premier League history By Tom Hancock published 3 January 25 We pick out the finest Italians to do it in the Prem
Notable player-managers in English football By Tom Hancock published 10 November 24 A look at some of the stars who did two jobs at once
10 footballing greats who tried – and completely failed – at being player-managers By Tom Seymour published 6 April 18 Lists Player-manager is a wonderful dream: in your mind, you’re Messi and Fergie all rolled into one. Except it doesn’t really work out like that, as Tom Seymour explains